# N8829F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2018-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2018
- 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: 0174
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1971
- Certificate issued: September 8, 2010
- Last registry action: February 11, 2015
- Mode S code: AC28DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Freeling Joshua L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREELING%20JOSHUA%20L)
- Location: [Howell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Howell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5756° N, 83.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48843, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8829F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8829F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8829F-2018-12-19

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 (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 DEN66A0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0079), Apr 30, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8829F), Louisville, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0576), Nov 5, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8829F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

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