# N8738F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1965-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 1965
- 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: 320057
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1962
- Mode S code: AC04F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DONALD%20W)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8738F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8738F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738F-1965-04-14

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 MIA65A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0087), Feb 27, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8738F), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.