N9609F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Hughes 269C cancelled May 23, 2013
- Serial number
- 700017
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 1972
- Last FAA action
- January 30, 2002
- Last owner
- Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Louisville, KY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N9609F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 700017
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INVOLVING FAILURE TO DETECT WEAR OF THE CLUTCH SPRING ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE UNCOUPLING OF ENGINE POWER TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION.
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