# N8844F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (registry code 41520)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E-228](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43-0206
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2008
- Last registry action: October 25, 2011
- Mode S code: AC2F9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Craven Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAVEN%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [New Bern, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/New%20Bern)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0792° N, 77.1206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28562, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8844F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8844F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8844F-2018-01-09

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 FTW67A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0028), Sep 3, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8844F), Wylie, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4012), Sep 16, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8844F), Santa Ana, CA, destroyed

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