N8968F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 13, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Hughes 269C cancelled June 13, 2005
- Serial number
- 630212
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 23, 2002
- Last FAA action
- May 17, 2005
- Last owner
- Ballard Aviation INC (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8968F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · serial 630212
The premature lowering of the collective and the improper use of the cyclic during the run-on landing performed by the flight instructor, as well as the main rotor/tail boom contact. Contributing factors were the intentional run-on landing, the grass landing surface and the severed tail boom.
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