# N8968F: 1973 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2005-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- 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: 630212
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2002
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: AC5F14
- Owner when cancelled: [Ballard Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLARD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6519° N, 97.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968F-2005-06-13

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 (4)

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 CHI03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA098), Apr 7, 2003: Schweizer 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The premature lowering of the collective and the improper use of the cyclic during the run-on landing performed by the flight instructor, as well as the main rotor/tail boom contact. Contributing…
- [NTSB MKC76AK008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK008), Jul 7, 1975: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ24), Nov 20, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Greenwich, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DCQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ26), Feb 19, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20030407005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005049A), Apr 7, 2003: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Letts is a helicopter flight instructor that was in the left (pilot) seat and demonstrating a touchdown autorotation to Mr. Frye. Mr. Frye was…
- [Accident 19750707028149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707028149A), Jul 7, 1975: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Eng quit drg practice autorotation.
- [Accident 19741120039469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741120039469A), Nov 20, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Greenwich, KS, Substantial damage. Ip demo practice autorotations. Overshot spot t/d in wheatfield btwn rnwys,acft rocked fwd on skids
- [Accident 19740219003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740219003289A), Feb 19, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage

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