N9579F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 1996. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N9579F is reserved by a private party since December 22, 2015. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on October 22, 2026.
Hughes 269C cancelled August 27, 1996
- Serial number
- 540311
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 21, 1990
- Last FAA action
- May 15, 1996
- Last owner
- Flight Trails Helicopters (Co-owned)
Carlsbad, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9579F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 540311
the decision of the pilot to fly at low altitude and low airspeed within a hazardous performance area published in the pilot operating handbook. Factors in the accident were tailwinds, lack of operator preventative maintenance impairing engine power, airworthiness of the restraint systems, and the pilot's use of prescription drugs that can impair human performance.
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