# N8303F: 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 25, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8303F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8303F

## Aircraft that carried N8303F

- [Cancelled 1998-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303F-1998-11-25): Head Balloons AX7 77B, S/N 250. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Smoky Mountain Balloon Port](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMOKY%20MOUNTAIN%20BALLOON%20PORT), [Seymour, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Seymour)

## NTSB investigations on N8303F (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 SEA80FYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE10), Dec 22, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8303F), Mt.Vernon, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8303F (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 19791222036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222036899A), Dec 22, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8303F), Mt. Vernon, WA, Substantial damage. Drive clutch on main rotor drive failed. Made hard autorotation landing.

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