# N8651F: 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: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8651F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8651F

## Aircraft that carried N8651F

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8651F-2013-05-15): Hughes 269C, S/N 870626, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sacramento County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

## NTSB investigations on N8651F (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 LAX82FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA343), Sep 13, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8651F), North Highlands, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8651F (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 19820913048629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913048629A), Sep 13, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8651F), North Highlands, CA, Destroyed. On FAA check ride. Cut power at 285 feet AGL for autorotation power recovery. Needles split. No power. Hard impact.

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