# N8960F: 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=8960F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8960F

## Aircraft that carried N8960F

- [Cancelled 1983-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960F-1983-03-03): Hughes 269A-1, S/N 15-0023. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Plains Helicopters Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLAINS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC%20DBA), [Slaton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Slaton)

## NTSB investigations on N8960F (3)

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 FTW79FQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG27), Apr 5, 1979: Hughes 269A-1 (N8960F), Slaton, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ20), Oct 14, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8960F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0377), Apr 4, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8960F), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8960F (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 19790405009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405009059A), Apr 5, 1979: Hughes 269A1 (N8960F), Slaton, TX, Destroyed. Pilots have no memory of events leading up to the accident.
- [Accident 19751014033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014033819A), Oct 14, 1975: Hughes 269A1 (N8960F), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Tail boom end fitting failed from fatigue. Failure originated fm surface scratch.

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