# N8797F: 1962 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 0106
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1962
- Last registry action: July 30, 2002
- Mode S code: AC1B18
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8797F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8797F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8797F-2012-11-15

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 MIA79FKT90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT90), Aug 30, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8797F), Tamiami, 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 19790830025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830025609A), Aug 30, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8797F), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Pilot reported strut damper assembly broke on touchdown. Helicopter went into ground resonance. Destroyed on pad.

## Other aircraft with N8797F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8797F): Oak Ridge National Laboratory YUNEEC H520, S/N YU17510208B00A01

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