# N8709F: 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 4, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8709F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8709F

## Aircraft that carried N8709F

- [Cancelled 2017-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8709F-2017-04-04): Hughes 269A, S/N 111-0021, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hale Adrian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALE%20ADRIAN), [Morristown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Morristown)

## NTSB investigations on N8709F (3)

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 ATL87LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA256), Sep 11, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Morristown, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70FUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG31), May 5, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Arlington, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0137), Aug 28, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Chula Vista, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8709F (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 19870911051829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051829A), Sep 11, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Morristown, TN, Substantial damage. Hard landing during a practice auto rotational landing attempt. Nose high altitude. Tail boom severed by main rotor

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