Models / Hughes / 269C / N8656F Aircraft record N8656F Hughes 269C Deregistered Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026 This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 29, 2000.
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 1991) · 5 ADs may apply
NTSB events 1 destroyed, 1991 ADs may apply 5 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner Carolina Helicopters INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state China Grove, NC
Certificate issued Nov 1, 1996
Canceled Jun 29, 2000 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Hughes
Model 269C
Serial number 1170645
Aircraft type Rotorcraft
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 3
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet 4H12
Mode S code ABE49A Engine
Type Reciprocating Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 1996 – 2000 Carolina Helicopters INC China Grove, NC Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (5) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2017-14-06 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer… Aug 25, 2017 Airframe (269C)Only with: Lower coupling driveshaft P/N 269-5412, 269A5504, 269A5504-003, 269A5504-005, 269A5559, or 269A5559-003 installed. 2015-23-01 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer Aircraft… Dec 15, 2015 Airframe (269C) 2001-25-52 Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, and TH-55A Helicopters May 8, 2002 Airframe (269C)Only with: With tailboom support strut assemblies P/N 269A2015 or 269A2015-5, tailboom center attach fitting P/N 269A2324, or center frame aft cluster fitting P/N 269A2234 or 269A2235 installed. 99-17-10 Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 269C-1, and 269D… Sep 2, 1999 Airframe (269C)Only with: Tail rotor swashplate shaft P/N 269A6049-3 installed. 95-21-02 Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and Hughes Helicopters, Inc. Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B… Nov 17, 1995 Airframe (269C)Only with: Main rotor drive shaft P/N 269A5305-3 or 269A5305-11 installed, except drive shafts with serial number prefix "SZ" or "ZS".
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 18, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 18, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record