# N8656F: 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: June 29, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8656F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656F

## Aircraft that carried N8656F

- [Cancelled 2000-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656F-2000-06-29): Hughes 269C, S/N 1170645. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [China Grove, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/China%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N8656F (2)

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 LAX91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA152), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE HELICOPTER.
- [NTSB ATL81ILQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81ILQ12), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 300C (N8656F), Muray, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8656F (2)

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 19910330008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330008049A), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. CFI was demostrating an auto rotation with power recovery but fell through on power recovery. Impacted tail first.
- [Accident 19810117003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117003369A), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Murray, KY, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on practice flare autorotation. Late power recovery a factor.

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