# N8779F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1989-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0103
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: AC13F0
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8779F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8779F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779F-1989-03-28

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 UNK64X2609](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2609), Jul 2, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8779F), Burlington, NJ, destroyed

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