# N8888F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2015-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2015
- 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: 0231
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1964
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1990
- Last registry action: May 30, 1996
- Mode S code: AC3F03
- Owner when cancelled: [Precision Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISION%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Newberg, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newberg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3242° N, 122.9873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97132, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8888F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8888F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888F-2015-04-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (4)

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 SEA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA084), May 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
- [NTSB SEA68D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0281), Mar 31, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Yakima, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0052), Mar 19, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Yakima, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK65A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0052), Jan 12, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Visalia, CA, 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 19900522021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522021459A), May 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor effectiveness in downwind landing on lake shore. Reduced power to compensate. Settled into lake.

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