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Hughes 269A: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Hughes 269A — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

97currently registered

62average age (years)

1964median model year

2seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

268NTSB events per 1,000 registered

26NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Hughes 269A aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Hughes 269A aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Texas	17
Florida	8
Michigan	7
Pennsylvania	6
Illinois	5
California	5

Hughes 269A airframes with a public accident record

These Hughes 269A aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N8773F · 3 records
N90270 1966 · 3 records
N1020Q · 2 records
N62269 · 2 records
N8782F 1962 · 2 records
N110ES · 1 record
N8768F 1962 · 1 record
N1020S 1966 · 1 record
N10375 · 1 record

Other Hughes models

269C · 73 registered
369HS · 67 registered
369A · 32 registered
269B · 31 registered
OH-6A · 24 registered

Was this Hughes 269A ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Hughes 269A that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24