# N8651F: 1977 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- 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: 870626
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1978
- Last registry action: October 12, 1985
- Mode S code: ABE3EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Sacramento County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5484° N, 121.3275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95827, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8651F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8651F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8651F-2013-05-15

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

## 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 LAX82FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA343), Sep 13, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8651F), North Highlands, CA, destroyed

## 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 19820913048629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913048629A), Sep 13, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8651F), North Highlands, CA, Destroyed. On FAA check ride. Cut power at 285 feet AGL for autorotation power recovery. Needles split. No power. Hard impact.

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