# N8852F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- 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: 53-0211
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1965
- Mode S code: AC330C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Tool Company Aircraft Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20TOOL%20COMPANY%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION)
- Location: [Culver City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Culver%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8852F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8852F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8852F-1970-06-30

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 (1)

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 UNK64X3076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3076), Jul 27, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8852F), Tennille, GA, substantial damage

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