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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9456F

N9456F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269B built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269B cancelled May 23, 2013

Serial number
16-0233
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1967
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 26, 1989
Last FAA action
July 18, 1992
Last owner
Carone Robert P (Individual)
Palos Verdes, CA
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control

NTSB accident and incident record under N9456F

LAX89LA152Accident on April 8, 1989 at Long Beach, CA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269B · serial 16-0233

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH LED TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF HELICOPTER WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

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