# N8945F: Hughes 269A-1, registration cancelled 1991-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250030
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1985
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AC573D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sawyer Partners Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAWYER%20PARTNERS%20INC)
- Location: [Sonora, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sonora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4359° N, 100.5648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76950, within about 24 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8945F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8945F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945F-1991-03-27

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-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 FTW88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA040), Dec 17, 1987: Hughes 269A-1 (N8945F), Eldorado, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0345), Dec 11, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8945F), Aiken, TX, destroyed

## 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 19871217070919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217070919A), Dec 17, 1987: Hughes 269A1 (N8945F), Eldorado, TX, Substantial damage. Tried toland in a small open space in trees. Main rotors struck a tree causing uncontrolled ground collision.

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