# N279F: 1985 Hughes Helicopters 369E, registration cancelled 2018-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters 369E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (registry code 4470707)
- 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: 0122E
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1998
- Last registry action: April 14, 2015
- Mode S code: A2C868
- Owner when cancelled: [Trafficopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAFFICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lake Park, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lake%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7310° N, 83.1114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31636, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=279F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279F-2018-08-10

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 369E: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-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 LAX94LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA352), Sep 4, 1994: Hughes 369E (N279F), Volcano, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm and the resultant inadvertent skid contact with the ground.

## 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 19940903032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903032269A), Sep 3, 1994: Hughes 369E (N279F), Volcano, HI, Substantial damage. Skid struck down slopingland on takeoff. Helicopter rolled over. Density altitude factor. Winds light.
- [Incident 19901201058529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201058529I), Dec 1, 1990: Hughes 369E (N279F), Hilo, HI, Minor damage. On a 180 degree autorotation turn aircraft sink was faster than normal. Tail skid, then tail rotor hit ground.

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