# N8649F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1979-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 1979
- Exported to: New Zealand
- 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: 1070639
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: ABE14C
- Owner when cancelled: [Airwest Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRWEST%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8649F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8649F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649F-1979-08-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19780325010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010219I), Mar 25, 1978: Hughes 269C (N8649F), Pondcreek, OK, Minor damage. Spray boom brace broke, allowing boom to hang down. Boom flexed up on landing, causing damage to the main rotor.

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