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N9089F1972 Hughes 369HS

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 26, 2021.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Jan 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Port Vila
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 2017
NTSB events
2
destroyed, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Chance Air INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Port Vila
Certificate issued
Jan 31, 2017
Canceled
Mar 26, 2021
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Feb 29, 1972

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
369HS
Year
1972
Serial number
1010346S
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
AC907D

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
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. 2017 – 2021Chance Air INCPort Vila

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 (2)

Accident · destroyed

Jan 7, 1997 · Wellington, CO

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and his improper autorotation technique that induced the roll and subsequent ground collision. A factor was his lack of recurrent training.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Minor
Report
FTW97LA079

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW97LA079)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 26, 1992 · Labelle, FL

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
MIA92FA142

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA92FA142)

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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