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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8651F

N8651F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269C cancelled May 15, 2013

Serial number
870626
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 6, 1978
Last FAA action
October 12, 1985
Last owner
Sacramento County Sheriffs Department (Government)
Sacramento, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8651F

LAX82FA343Accident on September 13, 1982 at North Highlands, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 87626

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