# N11AS: 1979 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2025-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 790541D
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2008
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A029EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Advantage LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20ADVANTAGE%20LLC)
- Location: [Tabor City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Tabor%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1098° N, 78.7765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28463, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11AS-2025-01-25

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2009FA0000507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000507), Apr 24, 2007: SPRING. DEFECTIVE. DURING LEVEL FORWARD FLIGHT, A SPRING INSIDE THE PT GOVERNOR FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO GO TO IDLE. AN AUTOROTATION WAS REQUIRED AND WAS DONE SO INTO A SOFT 

## 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 ERA25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA040), Nov 5, 2024: Hughes 369D (N11AS), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a foreign object, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ATL07LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA079), Apr 24, 2007: Hughes 369D (N11AS), Whiteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fatigue fracture of the power turbine governor spring, causing a false pneumatic signal to the fuel control and a corresponding reduction in fuel flow.

## 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 20241105021069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241105021069A), Nov 5, 2024: Hughes 369D (N11AS), Waycross, GA, Destroyed. The pilot was conducting tree trimming operations on a power line right of way utilizing a 10 bladed aerial saw that slung below the helicopter. During the…
- [Accident 20070424008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424008609A), Apr 24, 2007: Hughes 369D (N11AS), Tabor City, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was enroute from its home location to the columbus county airport (cpc) for external load training. The aircraft was carrying a "long line" and…

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