# N8783F: 1962 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 72-0114
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1975
- Last registry action: October 6, 1984
- Mode S code: AC16D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Gregory Jerry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREGORY%20JERRY%20D)
- Location: [Carthage, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Carthage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3582° N, 79.4228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28327, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8783F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8783F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783F-2014-11-20

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 FTW69D0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0386), Feb 6, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8783F), Waring, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW68A0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0077), Feb 17, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8783F), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0105-201575), Apr 25, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8783F), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

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