# N8897F: 1963 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2021-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2021
- 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: 83-0274
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1972
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2017
- Last registry action: October 26, 2017
- Mode S code: AC4297
- Owner when cancelled: [Parker Ellen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20ELLEN%20R)
- Location: [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9311° N, 93.0792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8897F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8897F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897F-2021-01-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CEN10CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA280), Jun 1, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the autorotation, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and a hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA125), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the unqualified helicopter pilot to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors relating to the accident were: his lack of total experience in helicopters and his improper decision to…
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ71), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A1 (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG51), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20100531005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531005139A), May 31, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that he was flying to visit a friend when the helicopter started vibrating abnormally. He then decided to land in a nearby corn field so he…
- [Accident 19960217002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217002099A), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter lifted off pad and flipped over. (-23) on February 16, 1996, at approximately 1958 CST a Hughes 269A, N8897F crashed on the ramp at the Addison…
- [Incident 19900422019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422019159I), Apr 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Eustace, TX. Tail vibration. Unable to control yaw. Landed in lake. Abrasion strip on rotor blade had come loose.
- [Accident 19770811029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811029689A), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760403009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403009209A), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, Substantial damage

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