N9398F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269B built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Hughes 269B cancelled August 21, 2013
- Serial number
- 0129
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 27, 2008
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Boonton, NJ - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N9398F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269B · serial 89-0129
The failure of maintenance personnel to identify and correct the worn holes on the lower fuselage fairing and the failure of the flight instructor to maintain main rotor RPM during the autorotative landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's lack of recent experience in performing autorotations to a landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site