# N501FH: 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: February 25, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501FH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501FH

## Aircraft that carried N501FH

- [Cancelled 2002-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501FH-2002-02-25): Hughes 369HS, S/N 810338S, built 1972. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Beanbag Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEANBAG%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC), [Tamuning, GU](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GU/Tamuning)

## NTSB investigations on N501FH (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 FTW92LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA199), Aug 3, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N501FH), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING AUTOROTATION. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB SEA84LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA151), Jul 2, 1984: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N501FH), Shelley, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501FH (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 19920803028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028769A), Aug 3, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N501FH), Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. Reported flameout on initial climb on test flight. Autorotated to hard impact. Chopped tailboom. Cause undetermined
- [Accident 19840702029119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702029119A), Jul 2, 1984: Bell 47G3B1 (N501FH), Shelley, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot claims gust of wind forced helicopter into ground during procedure turn.

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