# N8972F: 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 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8972F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8972F

## Aircraft that carried N8972F

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972F-2018-01-17): Hughes 269C, S/N 330192, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [China Grove, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/China%20Grove)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8972F (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.

- [Incident 19820723046619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723046619I), Jul 23, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8972F), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. On short final struck telephone wire that had been strung over approved helipad.

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