# N8704F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 81-0015
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1965
- Mode S code: ABF940
- Owner when cancelled: [Dowd Grain Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWD%20GRAIN%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Aurora, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Aurora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8704F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8704F-1970-06-30

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.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 UNK65X1077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1077), Dec 20, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8704F), Columbus, NE, substantial damage

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