N8656F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 29, 2000 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Hughes 269C cancelled June 29, 2000
- Serial number
- 1170645
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- November 1, 1996
- Last FAA action
- November 16, 1999
- Last owner
- Carolina Helicopters INC (Corporation)
China Grove, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8656F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 1170645
THE INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE HELICOPTER.
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