Models · Hughes · Helicopters · data as of October 2, 2026

Hughes 269 300 series helicopters

207 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1961 to 1987; half of them date from 1967 or earlier. Texas has the most (35). 40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 269 from the FAA's model table

Type: Rotorcraft · Helicopters
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Lycoming Hio-360 Ser (88), Lycoming I0360 Ser (43), Lycoming Ho-360 (19)
Seats: 3
Cruise speed: about 64 mph
Maker on the register: Hughes
Registered: earliest certificate November 12, 1970; newest September 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas35Washington17Florida16Pennsylvania12California11Michigan10Oklahoma6Illinois6Delaware6Alabama6Oregon5Arizona5

Who owns them registrant type

Individual109 (53%)Corporation42 (20%)LLC39 (19%)Co-owned15 (7%)Partnership2 (1.0%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
269A	97	1952 to 1969	46.9%
269C	74	1970 to 1987	35.7%
269B	31	1964 to 1971	15.0%
269A-1	5	1962 to 1965	2.4%

When they were built by decade · 70 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid202 (98%)Revoked3 (1%)Sale reported1 (0.5%)Canceled1 (0.5%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard144 (70%)Multiple25 (12%)None on file21 (10%)Restricted16 (8%)Experimental1 (0.5%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Schweizer Rsg LLC4Tri County Rentals And Sales INC2Tactical Turtle LLC2Del Rio Aviation INC2A And J Aviation Services LLC2Wdw Aviation Leasing INC1Waller County Aviation Museum1Vertical Development LLC1Venture Helicopters LLC1Universal Exports LLC1Tsr Sky Chicken LLC1Southern Cross Aviation INC1

Fleet pages: Schweizer Rsg LLC · Del Rio Aviation INC · Waller County Aviation Museum

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Hughes 269 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

207 as of October 2, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Hughes 269s?

Texas, with 35.

Who owns the Hughes 269?

40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 207

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N9559F	Hughes 269B	Geco INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2018-06-06	Valid
N525GH	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-03-06	Valid
N8768F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Restricted	2018-03-06	Valid
N8845F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Iowa	Multiple	2017-11-07	Valid
N4853S	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-10-16	Valid
N9061R	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-09-01	Valid
N801CP	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-08-23	Valid
N8708F	Hughes 269A	Cruiser LLC Munger, Michigan	Standard	2017-07-20	Valid
N8SL	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-07-10	Valid
N1038N	Hughes 269A	Some Beech LLC Bolivar, Missouri	Standard	2016-08-09	Valid
N911TH	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2016-05-12	Valid
N9361F	Hughes 269B	Rmw Services LLC Mckee, Kentucky	Standard	2016-03-03	Valid
N8891F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Michigan	None on file	2015-10-29	Valid
N7032Z	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2015-07-23	Valid
N8928F	Hughes 269A	Denver Aerospace Science Museum Watkins, Colorado	Standard	2015-06-24	Valid
N58397	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-05-20	Valid
N1020Z	Hughes 269A	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2015-05-19	Valid
N90270	Hughes 269A	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2015-04-21	Valid
N58344	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Montana	None on file	2015-04-15	Valid
N90586	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-12-31	Valid
N9061S	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-12-05	Valid
N5015V	Hughes 269C	Foos LLC Vancouver, Washington	None on file	2014-09-10	Valid
N9504F	Hughes 269B	Rons Air Service INC Two Buttes, Colorado	Restricted	2014-06-06	Valid
N8835F	Hughes 269A	Universal Exports LLC Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-05-08	Valid
N9333F	Hughes 269B	Fire Bird Aviation INC Vivian, Louisiana	Multiple	2014-02-20	Valid
N9650F	Hughes 269C	Apache Helicopter Flight Service LTD Luxemburg, Iowa	None on file	2014-02-19	Valid
N839H	Hughes 269C	Blair Helicopter Service INC Lemoore, California	Standard	2013-12-03	Valid
N500HS	Hughes 269C	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2013-08-12	Valid
N8781F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-08-08	Valid
N62293	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-04-15	Valid
N7463F	Hughes 269C	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2013-03-14	Valid
N801SL	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N8973F	Hughes 269C	Avelan Enterprises INC Elm Grove, Louisiana	Restricted	2013-02-14	Valid
N9323F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	2012-12-06	Valid
N9516F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-10-01	Valid
N7419F	Hughes 269C	Smith Helicopters INC Cotulla, Texas	Standard	2012-09-18	Valid
N3626B	Hughes 269C	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-08-01	Valid
N7050D	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-07-24	Valid
N49WG	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-06-12	Valid
N711CH	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-04-30	Valid
N8948F	Hughes 269A-1	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-02-16	Valid
N7504S	Hughes 269C	Airczar LLC DBA Corpus Christi, Texas	Standard	2012-02-09	Valid
N58208	Hughes 269C	Smith Helicopter INC Cotulla, Texas	Standard	2012-02-01	Valid
N269SR	Hughes 269A	Co-owned owner Arizona	None on file	2011-11-21	Valid
N38AB	Hughes 269A	Jerry Lay Aviation LLC Minonk, Illinois	Standard	2011-10-26	Valid
N269MD	Hughes 269A	Cactus Air Force LLC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2011-08-24	Valid
N92PC	Hughes 269C	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2011-08-23	Valid
N1098N	Hughes 269C	Del Rio Aviation Paso Robles, California	Multiple	2011-08-17	Valid
N9374F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Minnesota	Multiple	2011-05-26	Valid
N269JP	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-04-12	Valid
N8049W	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-03-15	Valid
N8733F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Illinois	Multiple	2011-02-18	Valid
N1104Z	Hughes 269C	Electrical Systems Of Wy INC Gillette, Wyoming	Restricted	2010-09-16	Valid
N8840F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-08-17	Valid
N7233U	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2010-01-25	Valid
N9326F	Hughes 269B	Lelys Orland, California	Multiple	2010-01-22	Valid
N105CM	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2009-12-10	Valid
N8773F	Hughes 269A	Sera/Southeast Regional Aviation INC Bowdon, Georgia	Standard	2009-06-15	Valid
N9369F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2009-03-09	Valid
N9333V	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2008-08-14	Valid
N8828F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner California	Restricted	2008-06-12	Valid
N8962F	Hughes 269C	Embry Aero LTD Greenville, Illinois	Standard	2007-08-23	Valid
N48155	Hughes 269A	Classic Rotors Museum Ramona, California	None on file	2007-05-08	Valid
N9468F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2007-02-21	Valid
N1020T	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2006-01-04	Valid
N7057L	Hughes 269A	Tri County Rentals And Sales INC Chiefland, Florida	Standard	2005-12-22	Valid
N380MC	Hughes 269A	Individual owner California	Standard	2005-08-05	Valid
N8794F	Hughes 269A-1	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2004-05-21	Valid
N9282F	Hughes 269C	Box Helicopters INC Cotulla, Texas	Standard	2003-12-09	Valid
N526LW	Hughes 269C	N526Lw LLC Salem, Oregon	Standard	2003-10-09	Valid
N72LT	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-07-30	Valid
N691RR	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2000-08-17	Valid
N8887F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2000-02-03	Valid
N8719F	Hughes 269A	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1999-06-14	Valid
N269A	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-01-25	Valid
N7489F	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1998-08-28	Valid
N6258B	Hughes 269A	A&A Conveyor And Equipement INC Pennington Gap, Virginia	Standard	1998-04-29	Valid
N556B	Hughes 269C	Kd Helicopters INC Shingleton, Michigan	Standard	1998-03-31	Valid
N8751F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Illinois	Multiple	1998-01-27	Valid
N8913F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Illinois	Multiple	1996-10-21	Valid
N58359	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-02-23	Valid
N8724F	Hughes 269A	Del Rio Aviation INC Paso Robles, California	Restricted	1995-10-16	Valid
N269SF	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1995-09-25	Valid
N444E	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Nebraska	Multiple	1995-01-25	Valid
N8774F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-11-26	Valid
N8836F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	1993-09-10	Valid
N8871F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner South Carolina	Multiple	1993-01-22	Valid
N8925F	Hughes 269A	Aztec Aviation Geneseo, Illinois	Multiple	1990-08-14	Valid
N269ST	Hughes 269A	Salina Tree INC Salina, Kansas	Standard	1990-03-05	Valid
N5001F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-02-02	Valid
N22730	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1989-08-16	Valid
N95583	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1989-04-20	Valid
N9623F	Hughes 269C	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1988-08-17	Valid
N9385F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Texas	Restricted	1988-01-12	Valid
N8866F	Hughes 269A	Individual owner Texas	Restricted	1988-01-06	Valid
N9442F	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Washington	Multiple	1987-12-08	Valid
N115AC	Hughes 269B	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1987-05-23	Valid
N8644F	Hughes 269C	Bemer Aviation INC Glastonbury, Connecticut	Standard	1984-09-07	Valid
N9608F	Hughes 269C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1982-09-09	Valid
N8803F	Hughes 269A	AG Helicopters INC Ft Collins, Colorado	Standard	1970-12-21	Revoked