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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
HUGHES 369D
Year
1981
Serial number
210898D
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H3WE
Mode S code
A02F92
Engine
Make and model
Allison 250 Ser 250hp
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
250 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2026 – nowAviation Advantage INCTabor City, NC · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
May 13, 1982 · 6nm Sse Wrangel, AK
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT TO SURVEY A PROPOSED POWERLINE PROJECT. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND AN AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED. HE MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER TO LAND IN A CLEARANCE, BUT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE ABOUT 35 FT AGL. THE HELICOPTER THEN TRAVELED 90 FT HORIZONTALLY AND IMPACTED ON SOFT, SLOPING MUSKEG. AN…
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Main rotor drive · pump · failedJul 23, 1998
PRE-FLIGHT INSP FND XMSN FLUID FULL. AFTER START AND SPOOL UP THRU 70 PERCENT NR, PILOT NOTICED XMSN CHIPS LIGHT. PILOT SHUT DOWN, FND FUZZ AND FERROUS FLAKES ON CHIP PLUGS. CLEANED AND RE-INSTALLED. UPON RE-START, XMSN CHIPS LIGHT. FLUID LEVEL FOUND AT ADD MARK. INVEST REVEALED M/R XMSN SCAVENGE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.