N502CH1978 Hughes HUGHES 369D
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Vertol Systems Co INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Destin, FL
- Certificate issued
- Apr 2, 2008
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 12, 1995
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Hughes
- Model
- HUGHES 369D
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 180252D
- 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
- A64198
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250-C20 Ser
- 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- 2008 – nowVertol Systems Co INCDestin, FL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-16-04 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Sep 7, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER) |
| 2006-13-06 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Jul 26, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines with gas producer rotor assembly tie bolt P/Ns A23008020, E23008020 (EXTEX), 23008020, 6843388, 6876991 (RRC), A23008020 (SAP), or 23008020P (Pacific Sky Supply) installed. |
| 2005-10-13 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-B17B, -B17C, -B17D, -B17E… | Jun 22, 2005 | Engine (250-C20 SER)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 (5)
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 · mast · corrodedSep 13, 2004
DURING 100 HR INSPECTION, THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVESHAFT WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC LOOKED DOWN THE MAST AND FOUND THE PAINT ON THE INSIDE DIAMETER WAS BLISTERED AND PEELING. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE MAIN TRANSMISSION SPLINES. THE MAIN ROTOR MAST WAS REMOVED AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · bracket · crackedJan 18, 2002
LT TORQUE PEDAL BRACKET FAILED PRIOR TO ENG START ON GROUND. FAILED BRKT ASSY WAS SENT TO LOCAL LAB FOR FRACTOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION. -7 (RT) BRACKET FROM SAME HELICOPTER AND BOTH -8 AND -7 BRACKETS FROM SECOND HELICOPTER WERE REMOVED FOR VISUAL AND NDT INSP. EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE CRACK IN A RADIUS AT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · brokenJul 7, 2000
VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN PIN. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine oil · sender · failedJun 18, 1998
AFTER 14.2 HOURS, THE OIL TEMPERATURE STARTED READING HIGH. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE SENDER WAS CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blade pin · failedSep 4, 1996
DURING THE 100-HOUR INSPECTION WHILE BLADES WERE BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE PIN S/N 09884-6097 FELL APART. THE BLADE PIN SHANK BROKE AT THE POINT WHERE THE THREADS START. PART TT: 4667.2. PART HAS A LIFE LIMIT OF 7600 HRS. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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