# N8988F: 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: July 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8988F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988F

## Aircraft that carried N8988F

- [Cancelled 2013-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988F-2013-07-11): Hughes 269C, S/N 240276, built 1974. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Manvel, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Manvel)

## NTSB investigations on N8988F (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 DEN81FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI11), Jun 26, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8988F), Ennis, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8988F (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 19810626036659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036659A), Jun 26, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8988F), Ennis, MT, Substantial damage. Settled back to ground on running takeoff. Rocked back on skids. Main rotor severed tail boom.

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