# N8642F: 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: April 13, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8642F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8642F

## Aircraft that carried N8642F

- [Cancelled 2017-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8642F-2017-04-13): Hughes 269C, S/N 770614, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heli-Tech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI-TECH%20INC), [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N8642F (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 CHI89FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA062), Mar 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N8642F), De Kalb, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FOUR CONNECTING ROD WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BROKEN RING IN THE NUMBER ONE PISTON AND A DETERIORATED CENTER MAIN BEARING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8642F (3)

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 19890322004449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322004449A), Mar 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed. Engine failed, autorotated into tree top. Fell to ground. Broken rings caused engine stress and rod bearing failed
- [Incident 19880127013369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127013369I), Jan 27, 1988: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Air taxiing for takeoff. Heard a pop. Sat aircraft down hard. Oil filter cap not secured. Engine covered with oil.
- [Incident 19790326011679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326011679I), Mar 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Lombard, IL. Pilot made a precautionary landing in a field when low fuel light came on.

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