# N8376F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1997-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 480679
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1991
- Last registry action: April 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AB758B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kualoa Ranch And Activity Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUALOA%20RANCH%20AND%20ACTIVITY%20CLUB)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.3165° N, 157.8451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96813, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8376F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8376F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376F-1997-03-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hughes 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX94LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA306), Aug 5, 1994: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Puunene, Maui, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper overhaul of the red blade main rotor damper, and the inadequate maintenance condition of the other rotor dampers and the landing gear dampers, which led to an uncorrectable ground…
- [NTSB MIA85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA259), Sep 19, 1985: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Lantana, FL, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19940805020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805020609A), Aug 5, 1994: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Puunene Maui, HI, Substantial damage. Low rotor speed on practice autorotation. Touched skid on ground. Rolled over. Gear dampers pressure low one side.
- [Accident 19850919045732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045732A), Sep 19, 1985: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Lantana, FL, Minor damage. While hovering near a runway,the wing of an out of control landing 152,N49873 struck and tore off helicopters skid.

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