# N8709F: 1961 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 111-0021
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1988
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: ABF9EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Hale Adrian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALE%20ADRIAN)
- Location: [Morristown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Morristown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1751° N, 83.2570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37813, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8709F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8709F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8709F-2017-04-04

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ATL87LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA256), Sep 11, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Morristown, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70FUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG31), May 5, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Arlington, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0137), Aug 28, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Chula Vista, 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 19870911051829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051829A), Sep 11, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Morristown, TN, Substantial damage. Hard landing during a practice auto rotational landing attempt. Nose high altitude. Tail boom severed by main rotor

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