# N500LW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500LW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500LW

## Aircraft that carried N500LW

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500LW-2020-10-31): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 470120D. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Quicksilver Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUICKSILVER%20AIR%20INC), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N500LW (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10GA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10GA102), Jan 8, 2010: Hughes 369D (N500LW), Kooskia, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 bearing, which was precipitated by electrical arcing that occurred at an unknown time prior to the accident flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N500LW (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20100108026549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100108026549A), Jan 8, 2010: Hughes 369D (N500LW), Pierce, ID, Destroyed. Aircraft was conducting a public use flight for the Idaho fish and game department doing game identification and tagging operations, and had two pax on board.…

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