# N279F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 10, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=279F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279F

## Aircraft that carried N279F

- [Cancelled 2018-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279F-2018-08-10): Hughes Helicopters 369E, S/N 0122E, built 1985. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Trafficopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAFFICOPTERS%20INC), [Lake Park, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lake%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N279F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA352), Sep 4, 1994: Hughes 369E (N279F), Volcano, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm and the resultant inadvertent skid contact with the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N279F (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940903032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903032269A), Sep 3, 1994: Hughes 369E (N279F), Volcano, HI, Substantial damage. Skid struck down slopingland on takeoff. Helicopter rolled over. Density altitude factor. Winds light.
- [Incident 19901201058529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201058529I), Dec 1, 1990: Hughes 369E (N279F), Hilo, HI, Minor damage. On a 180 degree autorotation turn aircraft sink was faster than normal. Tail skid, then tail rotor hit ground.

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