N8642F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 13, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Hughes 269C cancelled April 13, 2017
- Serial number
- 770614
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 7, 1999
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 2008
- Last owner
- Heli-Tech INC (Corporation)
Panama City, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8642F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 614
FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FOUR CONNECTING ROD WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BROKEN RING IN THE NUMBER ONE PISTON AND A DETERIORATED CENTER MAIN BEARING.
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