# N268ST: 1977 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2018-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- 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: 470122D
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2008
- Last registry action: December 9, 2013
- Mode S code: A29E57
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Aeromotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AEROMOTIVE%20CORP)
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=268ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268ST-2018-03-21

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 96ZZZX5887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5887), Oct 1, 1996: SEAL. FAILED. DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED A LOW TORQUE PRESSURE INDICATION, FURTHER EXAMINATION OF ENGINE INSTRUMENTS REVEALED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STEADILY DRO

## 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 LAX06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA015), Oct 19, 2005: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout and obstacle clearance altitude, which resulted in a collision with power lines. Factors in the accident were the position of the sun…
- [NTSB LAX01LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA305), Sep 23, 2001: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing due to the dual student's failure to maintain main rotor speed, his improper landing flare, and the flight control interference by the flight instructor.

## 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 20051019026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051019026879A), Oct 19, 2005: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On 10/19/2005 at approximately 1429 hrs PDT, a Hughes 369D, N268ST, collided with power lines during cruise flight and came to rest on the beach at big…
- [Accident 20010923026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010923026969A), Sep 23, 2001: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 23, 2001, about 1315 hours pacific daylight time, a Hughes 369D, N268ST, operated by civic helicopters, inc., Carlsbad, California, made a…

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