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N8845F

Hughes 269A

Valid Iowa

N8845F is a Hughes 269A, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1963. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Drakesville, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 7, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated May 9, 1978.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes
Model
269A
Serial number
53-0208
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming HIO-360 SER · 205 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1963
Cruising speed
65 mph
Transponder code
AC2FBE (octal 53027676)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 7, 2017
Expires
November 30, 2027
Last FAA action
April 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · May 9, 1978
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00422641

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Downing Darrell W
Type
Individual
Address
15751 Ice Ave
Drakesville, IA 52552-8655

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data