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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
HUGHES 369D
Year
1977
Serial number
470117D
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
A42DD0
Engine
Make and model
Allison 250-C20b
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2007 – 2014Haverfield International INCGettysburg, PA
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
Nov 15, 2012 · Corning, NY
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude while conducting a power line aerial observation flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total experience in the type of operation.
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.
Engine (250-C20B)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (58)
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 · combustion case · crackedAug 24, 2011
OUTER COMBUSTION CASE CRACKED IN RT ARMPIT AREA ALONG SPLITLINE WELD. THIS AREA HAD THE BRAZED REINFORCEMENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Tail rotor · roll pin · looseDec 9, 2003
PILOT COMPLAINED OF NOISE AND VIBRATION ON SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED MAIN ROTOR HUB, FOUND ROLL PINS ON DROOP STOP FOLLOWER ASSEMBLIES HAD BACKED OUT AND WERE CONTACTING THE LOWER SHOE. THE INTERFERENCE WAS CAUSING THE FOLLOWERS TO BE FROZEN IN PLACE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ROTOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · epo assy · malfunctionedOct 31, 2001
EPO UNIT FEEDS BACK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Ignition · epo assy · malfunctionedOct 31, 2001
EPO ASSY FEEDS BACK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Electrical power · rccb · failedOct 31, 2001
RCCB HAS NO OUTPUT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Electrical power · volt regulator · out of adjOct 31, 2001
PART IS OUT OF CALIBRATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Indicating and recording systems · control unit · failedOct 22, 2001
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT DIMMER CONTROL FAILED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuel · pump · failedOct 22, 2001
BOOST PUMP WILL NOT TURN ON.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · epo assy · out of adjSep 28, 2001
PART IS OUT OF CALIBRATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · epo assy · malfunctionedSep 28, 2001
PART IS ACTUATES WARNING HORN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.