# N8876F: 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: 0251
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1966
- Mode S code: AC3B06
- Owner when cancelled: [J Leslie Garwood](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20LESLIE%20GARWOOD)
- Location: [San Clemente, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Clemente)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8876F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8876F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8876F-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 (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 LAX67A0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0007), Jul 18, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8876F), Long Beach, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX65A0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0084), Apr 28, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8876F), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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