# N8940F: 1964 Hughes 269A-1, registration cancelled 2012-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 114-0014
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1976
- Last registry action: January 25, 1984
- Mode S code: AC568E
- Location: [Hobson, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hobson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8925° N, 110.0612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59452, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8940F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8940F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940F-2012-11-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1.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 CHI68F0768](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0768), May 18, 1968: Hughes 269B (N8940F), West Dundee, IL, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0017), Jul 28, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8940F), Joliet, IL, 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.

- [Incident 19840108010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840108010389I), Jan 8, 1984: Hughes 269A1 (N8940F), Hobson, MT, Minor damage. Caught a skid on the ground during hover practice. Skid broke and caused rotor blades to strike the ground.

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