# N8503A: 1966 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2008-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 860645
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: ABAA1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Virgin Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGIN%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8275° N, 95.6600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77084, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8503A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503A-2008-02-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.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 DFW07LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA061), Jan 27, 2007: Hughes 269A (N8503A), Fulshear, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other aircraft with N8503A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503A): Boeing 737-800, S/N 38813, built 2016
- [Cancelled 1955-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503A-1955-10-06): Beech A35, S/N D1925. Owner: [Ward Body Works Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20BODY%20WORKS%20INC)

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