# N8885F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 0261
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 5, 1963
- Certificate issued: February 21, 2002
- Last registry action: February 23, 2005
- Mode S code: AC3E9A
- Owner when cancelled: [Tundra Resources Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUNDRA%20RESOURCES%20CORP)
- Location: [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0488° N, 96.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74132, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8885F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8885F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885F-2018-01-17

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 (3)

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 FTW03FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA028), Nov 1, 2002: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Fort Gibson, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tail boom resulting from the failure of the fuselage to tail boom attachment fitting lugs, due to fatigue.
- [NTSB MIA74FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT05), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Walls, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73FLT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT16), May 8, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20021101030259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021101030259A), Nov 1, 2002: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Fortgibson, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On November 01, 2002, approximately 1150 central standard time, a Hughes 269A helicopter, N8885F, impacted the terrain following a loss of control during…
- [Accident 19740604016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604016219A), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Walls, MS, Substantial damage. Plt lowered collective prior to full stop drg run-on ldg. Copter tilted fwd,blade cut tail.
- [Accident 19730508011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730508011709A), May 8, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Lwr coupling shaft fwd bumper,p/n 269A 5513,missing. Acft not lvl prior to t/d.

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