# N986GC: 1965 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- 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: 105-0402
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1997
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: ADC207
- Owners when cancelled: [Portland Community College Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTLAND%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE%20FOUNDATION), [Amt Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMT%20DEPT)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5492° N, 122.8100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97229, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=986GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986GC-2017-07-12

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.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 SEA87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA005), Oct 7, 1986: Hughes 269A (N986GC), Forest Grove, OR, destroyed

## 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 19861007048359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861007048359A), Oct 7, 1986: Hughes 269A (N986GC), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. The helicopter settled into trees while shaking filberts. The pilot failed to maintain rotor speed in downwind turn

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