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N518PA1980 Hughes HUGHES 369D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Jun 30, 2029
Based in
Greenville, DE
owner city / state
Engine
250-C20B · 420 hp
Rolls-Royc
Owners
1
since 2013
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Patriot Aviation INC
Owner type
Non Citizen Corporation
City, state
Greenville, DE
Certificate issued
Jun 18, 2013
Expires
Jun 30, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jun 22, 2013

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
1980
Serial number
400694D
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
A6806D

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
  1. 2013 – nowPatriot Aviation INCGreenville, DE · current
  2. 2002 – 2009Pan Am Railways INCPortsmouth, NH · different airframe: British Aerospace Bae Jetstream 3101 S/N 658

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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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.

  • Fuselage · bulkhead · damagedFeb 13, 2025

    CRACKS AND BUCKLING FOUND IN BULKHEAD STA 155.75 AND ALONG TAIL BOOM FAIRING AND TURTLE DECK.

    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

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