# N8972F: 1973 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 330192
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1996
- Last registry action: March 4, 2009
- Mode S code: AC61F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [China Grove, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/China%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5710° N, 80.6003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28023, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8972F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8972F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972F-2018-01-17

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19820723046619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723046619I), Jul 23, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8972F), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. On short final struck telephone wire that had been strung over approved helipad.

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