# N8696F: 1975 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1250788S
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1991
- Last registry action: August 7, 2000
- Mode S code: ABF376
- Owner when cancelled: [Big Eye Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20EYE%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: Tumon, GU, Guam
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8696F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8696F-2013-10-29

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 369HS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs.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 OAK79DVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG13), Feb 16, 1979: Hughes 369C (N8696F), Montague, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19790216003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216003009A), Feb 16, 1979: Hughes 369HS (N8696F), Yreka, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing autorotations. On landing acft stuck in mud. Main rotor blades cut off tail boom.

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