# N8649F: 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 19, 1979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8649F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8649F

## Aircraft that carried N8649F

- [Cancelled 1979-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649F-1979-08-19): Hughes 269C, S/N 1070639. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Airwest Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRWEST%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8649F (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.

- [Incident 19780325010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010219I), Mar 25, 1978: Hughes 269C (N8649F), Pondcreek, OK, Minor damage. Spray boom brace broke, allowing boom to hang down. Boom flexed up on landing, causing damage to the main rotor.

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