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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8500N

N8500N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 369HS built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 11, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 369HS cancelled May 11, 2015

Serial number
1000263S
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1970
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 5, 1980
Last FAA action
October 10, 2000
Last owner
Mbk INC (Corporation)
Portland, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8500N

LAX83FA420Accident on September 4, 1983 at Ventura, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HS · serial 1000263S

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site