# N8730F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1999-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-0046
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1980
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: AC03D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Doherty Roger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOHERTY%20ROGER)
- Location: [Vellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vellevue)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6065° N, 122.1115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98008, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8730F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8730F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8730F-1999-02-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA082), Jun 9, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8730F), 2nm Nnm Redmond, WA, 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 19820609021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609021079A), Jun 9, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8730F), Redmond, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power on initial climb. Autorotated to a pasture landing. Rocked forward on skids, main rotors severed tailboom

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