# N8784F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1997-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 1997
- 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: 720110
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1996
- Last registry action: June 6, 1996
- Mode S code: AC16F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Joyride Ventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOYRIDE%20VENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8784F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8784F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8784F-1997-02-19

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 (4)

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 MIA96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA209), Aug 10, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Cottondale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper assembly of the main rotor blade dampners by a mechanic which resulted in the helicopter being damaged by ground resonance.
- [NTSB LAX89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA127), Mar 18, 1989: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Malibu, CA, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER TO FOLLOW BRIEFED PROCEDURES AND THE FAILURE OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE.
- [NTSB UNK64X3704](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3704), Aug 31, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1150), Apr 3, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19960810022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022279A), Aug 10, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Cottondale, FL, Substantial damage. Lifted on maintenance test flight vibration and rotor flapping. Crashed. Dampers had been improperly installed.
- [Accident 19890317004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004129A), Mar 17, 1989: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Malibu, CA. Passenger broke loose from ground handler, jumped and threw up her hands. Idling rotors cut off her thumb and finger

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