# N1096X: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1997-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1100836D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1983
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A02963
- Owner when cancelled: [Tundra Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUNDRA%20COPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.0097° N, 144.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1096X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1096X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096X-1997-02-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 ANC92FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA164), Sep 11, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas 369D (N1096X), Eagle, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FATIGUE FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE, INADEQUATE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION, AND MATERIAL DEFECT.

## 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 19920911036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036509A), Sep 11, 1992: Hughes 369D (N1096X), Eagle, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Main rotor attach bolts and lead lag links failed in fatigue. Caused blade loss. AD on main rotors not complied.
- [Incident 19850704043049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704043049I), Jul 4, 1985: Hughes 369D (N1096X), Hollis, AK. Precautionary landing due to smoke in cockpit. Line from the oil cooler to transmission had a chafed hole in it.

## Other aircraft with N1096X

- [Cancelled 1975-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096X-1975-06-18): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7540142, built 1975. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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