# N10966: 1980 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2003-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1000818D
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1980
- Last registry action: November 1, 1986
- Mode S code: A0296C
- Owner when cancelled: [Olympic Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLYMPIC%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Forks, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Forks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7458° N, 124.1806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98331, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10966
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10966-2003-07-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA83LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA205), Sep 26, 1983: Hughes 369B (N10966), Cougar, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA82DA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA137), Aug 7, 1982: Hughes 369D (N10966), Shelton, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19830925069729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925069729A), Sep 25, 1983: Hughes 369D (N10966), Cougar, WA, Destroyed. Turbine impeller failure caused a power loss during a slingload operation. Helicopter crashed into trees.
- [Accident 19820807053009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820807053009A), Aug 7, 1982: Hughes 369D (N10966), Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. Smelled smoke and lost power. Tailboom cut off on hard landing. Engine turbine section locked up from oil coking.

## Other aircraft with N10966

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10966): Curtiss Wright CW-1, S/N 1144, built 1931
- [Cancelled 2007-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10966-2007-09-20): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B1260, built 2007. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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