# N986GC: 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 12, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=986GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986GC

## Aircraft that carried N986GC

- [Cancelled 2017-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986GC-2017-07-12): Hughes 269A, S/N 105-0402, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Portland Community College Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTLAND%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE%20FOUNDATION), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## NTSB investigations on N986GC (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 SEA87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA005), Oct 7, 1986: Hughes 269A (N986GC), Forest Grove, OR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N986GC (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 19861007048359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861007048359A), Oct 7, 1986: Hughes 269A (N986GC), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. The helicopter settled into trees while shaking filberts. The pilot failed to maintain rotor speed in downwind turn

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