# N8955F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1995-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1995
- Exported to: Netherlands
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1120172
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: August 8, 1994
- Mode S code: AC5AF4
- Owners when cancelled: [Shults Michael DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTS%20MICHAEL%20DBA), [Eastern Shore Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20SHORE%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5350° N, 81.8258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33912, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8955F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8955F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8955F-1995-01-30

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 (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 CHI91LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA097), Feb 20, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8955F), North Mankato, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE TAIL BOOM SUPPORT STRUT ATTACHMENT CLUSTER AND THE IMPROPER INSPECTION OF THE CLUSTER ATTACHMENT.
- [NTSB SEA74DYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE17), Sep 16, 1973: Hughes 269C (N8955F), Eagle Lake, WA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19910220002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220002889A), Feb 20, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8955F), North Mankato, MN, Destroyed. Lost tail rotor control. Descended into trees. Tailboom cluster fittings fatigue failed. Shifted boom broke shaft.
- [Accident 19730916035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916035239A), Sep 16, 1973: Hughes 269C (N8955F), Eagle Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Density alt 5000 ft. near max gross wt- pilot-exceeded performance capability of acft.

---
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.