# N500PA: 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: April 2, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500PA

## Aircraft that carried N500PA

- [Cancelled 2020-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500PA-2020-04-02): Hughes 369HS, S/N 840629S, built 1974. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Alpha Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHA%20AIR%20INC), Port Vila

## NTSB investigations on N500PA (2)

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 MKC83LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA149), Jul 9, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Springfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DPM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPM26), Jun 7, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Vinita, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N500PA (2)

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 19830709029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029979A), Jul 9, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Touched down hard from a practice autorotation and full powr recovery. Rotors chopped off the tail boom.
- [Accident 19760607014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607014959A), Jun 7, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Vinita, OK, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.

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