# N8718F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1976-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1976
- 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: 111-0031
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1972
- Mode S code: ABFD83
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Helicopter Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20HELICOPTER%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Gaston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Gaston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8718F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8718F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8718F-1976-08-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA76FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG38), Jul 12, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8718F), Fair Play, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA74FLG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG21), Jan 22, 1974: Hughes 269-A (N8718F), St Matthews, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68A0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0037), Oct 12, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8718F), Lula, MS, 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 19760712018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712018609A), Jul 12, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8718F), Fair Play, SC, Destroyed. Flammable spray fm rupture in acft spray equip. Misc-hose ignited drg rotor engagement.
- [Accident 19740122000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122000639A), Jan 22, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8718F), St Matthews, SC, Substantial damage. Acft fueled from contaminated tank. All fuel samples cont water.

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