# N8385F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1981-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1981
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 490767
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1981
- Mode S code: AB791F
- Owner when cancelled: [Lesaire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESAIRE%20INC)
- Location: [Alva, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Alva)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8385F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8385F-1981-12-16

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 (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 LAX79DUJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ76), May 26, 1979: Hughes 300 (N8385F), Globe, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790526011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526011909A), May 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8385F), Globe, AZ, Destroyed. Helicopter flying too close to mountains encountered downdraft and crashed during crosscountry flight.

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