# N8755F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0078
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1962
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1987
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: AC0BF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Takayanagi Chikao](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAKAYANAGI%20CHIKAO)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8755F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8755F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8755F-2013-05-15

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 (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 MIA88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA124), Mar 9, 1988: Hughes 269A (N8755F), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed

## 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 19880309004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309004969A), Mar 9, 1988: Hughes 269A (N8755F), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Instructor unable to recover when student pilot froze after plane had ground resonance during aerial taxiing.

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