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N8357FHughes HUGHES 369D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2027
Based in
Ketchikan, AK
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1977
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1987
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Temsco Helicopters INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
Jun 16, 1977
Expires
Oct 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Apr 7, 1977

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
Serial number
170069D
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
AB6E40

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
  1. 1977 – nowTemsco Helicopters INCKetchikan, AK · 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 · destroyed

Apr 3, 1987 · Forks, WA

DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. THE HELICOPTER WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND FOR RECOVERY. THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED, STRUCK THE GROUND HARD AND THEN ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. WATER IN THE FUEL WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Minor
Report
SEA87LA074

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA87LA074)

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.

  • Engine · bearing · failedAug 25, 2005

    ENGINE CHIP LIGHTS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE NOISE. (K)

    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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