# N81AM: 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: November 5, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81AM

## Aircraft that carried N81AM

- [Cancelled 2013-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AM-2013-11-05): Hughes 269C, S/N 700941, built 1980. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Air Mech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20MECH%20INC), [Cherokee, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Cherokee)

## NTSB investigations on N81AM (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 MIA89LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA243), Aug 5, 1989: Hughes 269C (N81AM), Hollywood, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE SEVERE FUSELAGE VIBRATION (GROUND RESONANCE) AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION TO AVOID OR COMPENSATE FOR THE OCCURRENCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW SHOCK STRUT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81AM (1)

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 19890805033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805033969A), Aug 5, 1989: Hughes 269C (N81AM), Hollywood, FL, Destroyed. Ground resonance occurred as helicopter got light on skids for takeoff.CFI incorrectly shut down instead of lifting

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