# N243D: Hughes 369A, registration cancelled 2018-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 2018
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 369A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (registry code 4470503)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C10D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c10d) (registry code 03035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 691203
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2012
- Last registry action: July 10, 2015
- Mode S code: A23B6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Evan Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVAN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=243D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243D-2018-02-20

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 369A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a.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 ANC04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA087), Aug 6, 2004: Hughes OH-6A (N243D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial taxi, and the pilot's delayed remedial action to counteract a rapid right yaw, which resulted in an in-flight loss of directional control, and…

## 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 20040806018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040806018439A), Aug 6, 2004: Hughes OH6A (N243D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft crashed while landing at mri. This report will be amended when more evidence is uncovered. (-23 amendment) aircraft crashed while landing at…

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