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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8709F

N8709F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269A built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 4, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269A cancelled April 4, 2017

Serial number
111-0021
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1961
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 10, 1988
Last FAA action
June 16, 2009
Last owner
Hale Adrian (Individual)
Morristown, TN
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control

NTSB accident and incident record under N8709F

ATL87LA256Accident on September 11, 1987 at Morristown, TN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269A · serial 111021

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