# N8954F: 1971 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2009-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1120167
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1983
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: AC5AD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Trafficopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAFFICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8682° N, 83.3423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31602, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8954F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8954F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8954F-2009-07-28

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 DEN81DTK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK23), Sep 10, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8954F), Wilmot, SD, 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.

- [Accident 19810910058369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910058369A), Sep 10, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8954F), Wilmot, SD, Destroyed. Off course on ferry flight. Found private strip. Ran out of fuel on landing approach. Crash landed.

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