# N8642F: 1977 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- 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: 770614
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1977
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1999
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: ABE057
- Owner when cancelled: [Heli-Tech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI-TECH%20INC)
- Location: [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1994° N, 85.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32405, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8642F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8642F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8642F-2017-04-13

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 CHI89FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA062), Mar 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N8642F), De Kalb, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FOUR CONNECTING ROD WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BROKEN RING IN THE NUMBER ONE PISTON AND A DETERIORATED CENTER MAIN BEARING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890322004449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322004449A), Mar 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed. Engine failed, autorotated into tree top. Fell to ground. Broken rings caused engine stress and rod bearing failed
- [Incident 19880127013369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127013369I), Jan 27, 1988: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Air taxiing for takeoff. Heard a pop. Sat aircraft down hard. Oil filter cap not secured. Engine covered with oil.
- [Incident 19790326011679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326011679I), Mar 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Lombard, IL. Pilot made a precautionary landing in a field when low fuel light came on.

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