# N549SW: 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: March 12, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=549SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549SW

## Aircraft that carried N549SW

- [Cancelled 1996-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549SW-1996-03-12): Hughes 500D, S/N 800754. Owner: [Silver Bay Logging Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVER%20BAY%20LOGGING%20INC), [Juneau, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Juneau)

## NTSB investigations on N549SW (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 ANC95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA075), Jun 12, 1995: Hughes 500D (N549SW), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN AIR LEAK AT A 'B' NUT FITTING ON A PNEUMATIC PC TUBE TO THE POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DID NOT DETECT A LEAK AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE GOVERNER AND P2 AIR LINE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N549SW (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 19950612017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612017399A), Jun 12, 1995: Hughes 369D (N549SW), Kethcikan, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power, autorotated to hard landing in gravel pit. Severed tailbom. Air leak pc line b nut caused flameout.

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