# N8656F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2000-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2000
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1170645
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1996
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: ABE49A
- Owner when cancelled: [Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [China Grove, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/China%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5710° N, 80.6003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28023, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8656F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656F-2000-06-29

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (2)

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 LAX91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA152), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE HELICOPTER.
- [NTSB ATL81ILQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81ILQ12), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 300C (N8656F), Muray, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910330008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330008049A), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. CFI was demostrating an auto rotation with power recovery but fell through on power recovery. Impacted tail first.
- [Accident 19810117003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117003369A), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Murray, KY, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on practice flare autorotation. Late power recovery a factor.

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