# N8888F: 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 27, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8888F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8888F

## Aircraft that carried N8888F

- [Cancelled 2015-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888F-2015-04-27): Hughes 269A, S/N 0231, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Precision Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISION%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Newberg, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newberg)

## NTSB investigations on N8888F (4)

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 SEA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA084), May 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
- [NTSB SEA68D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0281), Mar 31, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Yakima, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0052), Mar 19, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Yakima, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK65A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0052), Jan 12, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8888F (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 19900522021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522021459A), May 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor effectiveness in downwind landing on lake shore. Reduced power to compensate. Settled into lake.

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