# N8853F: 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: January 5, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8853F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8853F

## Aircraft that carried N8853F

- [Cancelled 1982-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853F-1982-01-05): Hughes 269A, S/N 53-0212. Owner: [Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC), [Johnston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Johnston)

## NTSB investigations on N8853F (5)

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 MIA79DLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG38), Sep 29, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Trenton, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75FLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG41), Jun 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Reidville, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA70F0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0021), Jul 2, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0088), Feb 14, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Sumter, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA65A0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0120), Jun 18, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Lamar, SC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8853F (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 19790929025069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929025069A), Sep 29, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Trenton, SC, Destroyed. Helicopter skid hit ground on liftoff. Helicopter began to vibrate. Destroyed by ground resonance.
- [Accident 19750608014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750608014569A), Jun 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Reidville, SC, Substantial damage

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