# N8798F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1981-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 1981
- Exported to: South Africa
- 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: 82-0124
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1980
- Mode S code: AC1B3B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kinzie Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINZIE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Alva, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Alva)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8798F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8798F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798F-1981-03-09

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 (2)

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 MIA78FLD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD43), May 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74FEC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC20), Nov 9, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Howell, MI, 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 19780510009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510009219A), May 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19731109036149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731109036149A), Nov 9, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down on a westerly heading. Wind 15K 220 deg.EST 10.2 gph mfg nml cruise 11-13 gph.

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