# N8898F: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1983-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 83-0275
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1979
- Last registry action: March 3, 1983
- Mode S code: AC42BA
- Owners when cancelled: [Metamora Elevator Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METAMORA%20ELEVATOR%20COMPANY), [Simmons & Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20%26%20ASSOCIATES), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Lyons, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lyons)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6919° N, 84.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43533, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8898F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8898F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898F-1983-03-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC75FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG49), Jun 1, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Rossville, KS, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW67A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0019), Jul 28, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Brookland, AR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19790509026039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509026039I), May 9, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Linden, MI, Destroyed. During functional and power check after engine overhaul helicopter went into ground resonance. Destroyed.
- [Accident 19750601015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601015839A), Jun 1, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8898F), Rossville, KS, Destroyed. Insufficient a/s or alt for autorotation.

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