# N1608D: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, registration cancelled 2013-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (registry code 3027369)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0434E
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1990
- Certificate issued: October 19, 2011
- Last registry action: October 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A0F522
- Owner when cancelled: [Freelance Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREELANCE%20AIR)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8885° N, 84.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30341, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1608D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1608D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1608D-2013-12-20

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 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e.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 ERA13TA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA341), Jul 29, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N1608D), Jackson, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: The helicopter pilot's inadvertent collision with an unmarked and uncharted utility wire of which he was unaware.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20130729014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014979A), Jul 29, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N1608D), Jackson, KY, Destroyed. A MD-369 helicopter was operating in the vacinity of Jackson, KY when it struck a unmarked high tension wire strung between to ridges causing loss of control…

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