N8697F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D cancelled March 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 1170221D
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 24, 2007
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bates City, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8697F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 1170221D
THE SEPARATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR ABRASION STRIP AND THE SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF THE TAIL ROTOR. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INSUFFICIENT MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE DESIGN CHANGES, INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS OF THE FAA CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION.
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