# N8827F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2023-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 43-0188
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2021
- Last registry action: April 14, 2023
- Mode S code: AC2896
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Crowley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crowley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5710° N, 97.4213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76036, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8827F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8827F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8827F-2023-07-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CEN22LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA077), Dec 14, 2021: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Crowley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during hover, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action that resulted in an emergency landing and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW82DA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA327), Aug 14, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Forgan, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71DBD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBD08), Aug 1, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Freeport, IL, 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 20211214021099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211214021099A), Dec 14, 2021: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Crowley, TX, Destroyed. On December 14, 2021, at approximately 1210 central daylight time, a Hughes 269, N8827F, made contact with the ground. The[privacy data omitted]operator was on…
- [Accident 19820813054429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813054429A), Aug 13, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Forgan, OK, Substantial damage. During landing helicopter started spinning and rolled over on touchdown.

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