# N8947F: 1965 Hughes 269A-1, registration cancelled 2017-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 25-0034
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1993
- Last registry action: December 13, 2010
- Mode S code: AC5783
- Owner when cancelled: [Southeast Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEAST%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Saluda, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Saluda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0424° N, 81.7762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29138, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8947F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8947F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8947F-2017-09-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA73FLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG01-117884), Jul 2, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8947F), Gaston, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FLG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLG09), Aug 30, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8947F), Lexington, SC, substantial damage

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.