# N8897F: 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 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8897F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8897F

## Aircraft that carried N8897F

- [Cancelled 2021-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897F-2021-01-30): Hughes 269A, S/N 83-0274, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Parker Ellen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20ELLEN%20R), [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul)

## NTSB investigations on N8897F (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 CEN10CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA280), Jun 1, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the autorotation, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and a hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA125), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the unqualified helicopter pilot to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors relating to the accident were: his lack of total experience in helicopters and his improper decision to…
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ71), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A1 (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG51), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8897F (5)

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 20100531005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531005139A), May 31, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that he was flying to visit a friend when the helicopter started vibrating abnormally. He then decided to land in a nearby corn field so he…
- [Accident 19960217002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217002099A), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter lifted off pad and flipped over. (-23) on February 16, 1996, at approximately 1958 CST a Hughes 269A, N8897F crashed on the ramp at the Addison…
- [Incident 19900422019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422019159I), Apr 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Eustace, TX. Tail vibration. Unable to control yaw. Landed in lake. Abrasion strip on rotor blade had come loose.
- [Accident 19770811029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811029689A), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760403009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403009209A), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, Substantial damage

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