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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
HUGHES 369D
Serial number
1100849D
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
A02FD4
Engine
Type
Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1960 – 1961West Memphis Aviation ServiceWest Memphis, AR · different airframe: 1955 Piper Pa-23 S/N 23-120
until 2000Individual ownerNone, OK
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 19, 1988 · Horn Lake, MS
BFR TKOF, THE HELICOPTER WAS SVCD WITH 100LL FUEL (AN APPROVED ALTN FUEL IF THE BOOST PUMP IS USED IN FLT). DRG FLT, THEENG LOST PWR. AN AUTOROTATION WAS MADE IN TALL VEGETATION, BUT DRG THE LNDG, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. AN INSPN OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. THE PNEUMATIC SYS WAS PRESSURE-TESTED & NO LEAKS WERE FND. POST-ACDNT ATMTS TO START THE ENG…
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 (3)
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 · sprag clutch · brokenApr 4, 1999
NO INDICATION OF SPRAG FAILURE, NORMAL ENGINE AND ROTOR COAST DOWN ON SHUT DOWN. BROKEN SPRAG FOUND WHEN CLUTCH WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR 300-HOUR INSPECTION. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine fuel and control · bypass switch · failedJul 18, 1997
SWITCH FAILED TO CLOSE AT PRESCRIBED LIMITS OF DN-41.1 DURING A 300-HOUR INSPECTION. THIS IS THE 7TH SWITCH TO FAIL IN LESS THAN 500 HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE FIRST FAILURE REPORTED ON 12-10-96. THAT FAILURE COULD HAVE PREVENTED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION IF THE SWITCH WOULD HAVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine fuel and control · switch · failedJan 13, 1997
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT FUEL CONTAMINATION HAD COLLAPSED THE FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN SEVERELY RESTRICTING FUEL FLOW TO ENGINE. THE FUEL FILTER WAS COMPLETELY PLUGGED AND IN BYPASS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE FUEL BYPASS LIGHT DID NOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.