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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
HUGHES 369D
Year
1978
Serial number
380288D
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
A1BDA5
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
1984 – 2013Royal Helicopters INCHonolulu, HI
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · destroyed
Jan 19, 1985 · Makakilo, HI
ON AN AIR TAXI FLT, AFTER LANDING AT A PREARRANGED SITE THE PLT SIGNALED TO HIS 3 PAX TO BOARD THE HELICOPTER. AS THE PAX ATTEMPTED TO BOARD FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACFT, THE ROTOR BLADES WENT OUT OF TRACK/PHASE. THE ACFT BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, & THE PAX FLED. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, COLLIDED WITH A NEARBY FENCE, & ROLLED OVER. ALL 5 BLADES WERE FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE…
THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A TAIL ROTOR FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT ON A VFR LOCAL SLING LOADING FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT, 'AT APPROX 500 FT ASL ON CLIMB OUT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN, SEVERE VIBRATION. MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT & STARTED A RAPID DESCENT. AT ABOUT 200 FT TURNED BACK INTO WIND FOR AUTOROTATION LANDING TO TAXI-WAY H. HAD NO TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AT THIS…
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No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.