N58243Hughes HUGHES 369D
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Partnership
- City, state
- Kilauea, HI
- Certificate issued
- Jun 1, 2024
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2031
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
- Serial number
- 410934D
- 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
- A78056
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowPartnershipKilauea, HI · current
- 1978 – 1982Paradise Helicopters LtdHonolulu, HI · different airframe: Hughes Hughes 369d S/N 1080349d
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 (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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (6)
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.
- Flight controls · actuator · malfunctionedOct 26, 2025
PILOT REPORTED CYCLIC JERKED LEFT WHILE IN FORWARD FLIGHT AND FELT AS IF TRIM WAS IN FULL LEFT POSITION. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TRIM ACTUATORS. CONFIRMED TRIM MOTOR TO BE CORRECTLY CORRESPONDING TO INPUTS MADE TO CYCLIC TRIM SWITCH. AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine air · bleed valve · stuckApr 17, 2019
PILOT PERFORMED ENGINE POWER ASSURANCE CHECK AT 80% TQ AND 2,000 FT AGL AND REPORTED A +1* ON THE POWER CHECK WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE POWER CHECK TAKEN THE DAY PRIOR (+30). UPON LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE CALLED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BLEED VALVE WAS STUCK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · bearing · spalledJul 4, 2016
AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOR AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT WHILE CONDUCTING AN AIR TOUR. THERE WERE NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. AFTER CLEARING THE CHIP LIGHT IAW THE MANUAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO BASE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TURBINE WAS MOST…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- bearing · damagedJun 14, 2016
THE COMPRESSOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE GEARBOX AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPRESSOR SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT JOURNAL HAD A WORN AREA WHERE METAL WAS REMOVED. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE GEARBOX, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 2.5 BEARING HAD FAILED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WORN COMPRESSOR SPUR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · blade · delaminatedDec 13, 2015
ON SUNDAY 12 13 15, A TAIL ROTOR BLADE, PN 500P3100-105, SN C922, 491.6 TSR, WAS FOUND IN A DELAMINATED STATE, DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE LE HAD DELAMINATED FROM THE BLADE ABOUT 2" IN LENGTH. PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DELAMINATION IS IMPROPER CURE TIME FOR THE BONDING ADHESIVE, IMPROPER MIXING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · blade · delaminatedDec 13, 2015
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL ROTOR BLADE, PN 500P3100-105, SN C922 LE DELAMINATED FOR APPROX 2 INCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE.
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