# N8898F: 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: March 3, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8898F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8898F

## Aircraft that carried N8898F

- [Cancelled 1983-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898F-1983-03-03): Hughes 269A, S/N 83-0275. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Metamora Elevator Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METAMORA%20ELEVATOR%20COMPANY), [Lyons, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lyons)

## NTSB investigations on N8898F (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 MKC75FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG49), Jun 1, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Rossville, KS, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW67A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0019), Jul 28, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Brookland, AR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8898F (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.

- [Incident 19790509026039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509026039I), May 9, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Linden, MI, Destroyed. During functional and power check after engine overhaul helicopter went into ground resonance. Destroyed.
- [Accident 19750601015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601015839A), Jun 1, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Rossville, KS, Destroyed. Insufficient a/s or alt for autorotation.

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