# N8995F: 1974 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2013
- 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: 240278
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1974
- Last registry action: October 12, 1985
- Mode S code: AC69D0
- Owner when cancelled: [City Of Houston Health Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20HOUSTON%20HEALTH%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7051° N, 95.4017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77030, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8995F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8995F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995F-2013-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW83FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA343), Jul 20, 1983: Hughes 269C (N8995F), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830720037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720037069A), Jul 20, 1983: Hughes 269C (N8995F), Houston, TX, Destroyed. Allowed rotor RPM to decay during low altitude holding pattern. Helicopter dived into ground. Low power at impact.

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