# N8850F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1982-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 1982
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 53-0214
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1979
- Mode S code: AC32C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Pletcher Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLETCHER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [North Loop, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/North%20Loop)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4587° N, 98.8222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68859, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8850F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8850F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8850F-1982-04-21

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 (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 SEA78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA033), May 25, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8850F), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA71FYC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FYC41), May 29, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8850F), Wilsonville, OR, substantial damage

## 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 19780525015189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525015189A), May 25, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8850F), Vancouver,Wa, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Original boost pump had no id decals. Replaced with pump that appeare similar,no internal bypass.

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