# N8850F: 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 21, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8850F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8850F

## Aircraft that carried N8850F

- [Cancelled 1982-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8850F-1982-04-21): Hughes 269A, S/N 53-0214. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Pletcher Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLETCHER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [North Loop, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/North%20Loop)

## NTSB investigations on N8850F (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 SEA78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA033), May 25, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8850F), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA71FYC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FYC41), May 29, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8850F), Wilsonville, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8850F (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 19780525015189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525015189A), May 25, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8850F), Vancouver,Wa, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Original boost pump had no id decals. Replaced with pump that appeare similar,no internal bypass.

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