# N8896F: 1963 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: 83-0273
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1963
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1966
- Last registry action: September 30, 2003
- Mode S code: AC4274
- Owner when cancelled: [Beck Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Chalfont, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Chalfont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2895° N, 75.2107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18914, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8896F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8896F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896F-2013-05-17

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 (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 NYC69D0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0354), Mar 7, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8896F), Montgomryville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0036), Sep 29, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8896F), Merritt Isle, FL, substantial damage

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