# N8889F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- 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: 0264
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1985
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1985
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AC3F26
- Owner when cancelled: [Public Electric Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUBLIC%20ELECTRIC%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Daniels, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Daniels)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7154° N, 81.1187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25832, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8889F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8889F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889F-2013-05-17

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 ATL86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA141), May 29, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8889F), Daniels, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC04), Aug 26, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8889F), Troy, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0088), Jan 15, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8889F), W.Bloomfield, MI, 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 19860528019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860528019919A), May 28, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8889F), Daniels, WV, Substantial damage. Crashed into trees after vibration was felt. Very poorly maintained aircraft. Pilot consumed alcohol. Out of fuel.

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