# N8385F: 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: December 16, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8385F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385F

## Aircraft that carried N8385F

- [Cancelled 1981-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8385F-1981-12-16): Hughes 269C, S/N 490767. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Lesaire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESAIRE%20INC), [Alva, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Alva)

## NTSB investigations on N8385F (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 LAX79DUJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ76), May 26, 1979: Hughes 300 (N8385F), Globe, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8385F (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 19790526011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526011909A), May 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8385F), Globe, AZ, Destroyed. Helicopter flying too close to mountains encountered downdraft and crashed during crosscountry flight.

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