Aircraft record

N458HW1979 Hughes HUGHES 369D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 2022)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Oct 31, 2029
Based in: Austin, TX; owner city / state
Engine: 250-C20B · 420 hp; Rolls-Royc
Owners: 1; since 2019
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2022
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Heliwild Investments LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Austin, TX
Certificate issued: Oct 16, 2019
Expires: Oct 31, 2029
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jun 26, 2019

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: 390483D
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: A59098

Engine

Make and model: Rolls-Royc 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

2019 – nowHeliwild Investments LLCAustin, TX · current

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

Dec 8, 2022 · La Sal, UT

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a toe-in landing to sloping terrain which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: WPR23LA063

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR23LA063)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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