# N8963F: 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: May 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8963F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8963F

## Aircraft that carried N8963F

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8963F-2013-05-17): Hughes 269C, S/N 430200, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Helicopters Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTERS%20LTD), [Flint, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Flint)

## NTSB investigations on N8963F (1)

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 CHI82DA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA149), May 3, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8963F), Flint, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8963F (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 19820503055049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820503055049A), May 3, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8963F), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Front left shock strut failed during autorotation landing. P n 269A31505.

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