# N8775F: 1962 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2017
- 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: 0099
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1962
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2002
- Last registry action: January 14, 2011
- Mode S code: AC1364
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Skies Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20SKIES%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6438° N, 108.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59044, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8775F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8775F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8775F-2017-09-26

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 LAX83LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA180), Apr 17, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Lindsay, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG10), Nov 1, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Goose Bay, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75AYC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AYC34), Apr 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Astoria, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19830417013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417013939A), Apr 17, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Lindsay, CA, Substantial damage. While herding cattle at hover a steer charged and hit a skid causing main rotor to cut off tail boom. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19801101074459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101074459A), Nov 1, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted emergency landing when engine quit due to fuel starvation. Improper fuel line installed.
- [Accident 19750408014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750408014039A), Apr 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Astoria, OR, Substantial damage. T/r hit gnd. Demonstrating autorotation.

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