# N8868F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 63-0232
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 27, 1974
- Last registry action: February 19, 1977
- Mode S code: AC3795
- Owner when cancelled: [Northland Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHLAND%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Howell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Howell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N8868F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8868F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868F-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC70AK060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK060), May 15, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8868F), Kansas City, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67A0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0132), Jun 14, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8868F), Euclid, OH, substantial damage

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