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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8885F

N8885F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269A built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 17, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269A cancelled January 17, 2018

Serial number
0261
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 21, 2002
Last FAA action
February 23, 2005
Last owner
Tundra Resources CORP (Corporation)
Tulsa, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8885F

FTW03FA028Accident on November 1, 2002 at Fort Gibson, OK: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269A · serial 730261

The in-flight separation of the tail boom resulting from the failure of the fuselage to tail boom attachment fitting lugs, due to fatigue.

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