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N11AS1979 Hughes HUGHES 369D

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 25, 2025.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Nov 2024)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Tabor City, NC
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2008
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2024
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Last registered owner
Aviation Advantage LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Tabor City, NC
Certificate issued
May 8, 2008
Canceled
Jan 25, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jul 23, 1979

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
HUGHES 369D
Year
1979
Serial number
790541D
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
A029EB

Engine

Make and model
Allison 250 Ser 400hp
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
400 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2008 – 2025Aviation Advantage LLCTabor City, NC

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Nov 5, 2024 · Waycross, GA

An encounter with a foreign object, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
ERA25LA040

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA25LA040)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 24, 2007 · Whiteville, NC

A partial loss of engine power due to fatigue fracture of the power turbine governor spring, causing a false pneumatic signal to the fuel control and a corresponding reduction in fuel flow.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
ATL07LA079

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL07LA079)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

  • Engine fuel and control · spring · defectiveApr 24, 2007

    DURING LEVEL FORWARD FLIGHT, A SPRING INSIDE THE PT GOVERNOR FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO GO TO IDLE. AN AUTOROTATION WAS REQUIRED AND WAS DONE SO INTO A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE HELICOPTER TURNED OVER AFTER SKIDDING A SHORT DISTANCE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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