# N369AW: 1977 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2014-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (registry code 03081)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 470117D
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 2004
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2007
- Last registry action: October 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A42DD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Haverfield International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAVERFIELD%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Gettysburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gettysburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8263° N, 77.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17325, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=369AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369AW-2014-03-10

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 HUGHES 369D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d.md

## Service difficulty reports (61, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 2011FA0000554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000554), Aug 24, 2011: COMBUSTION CASE. CRACKED. OUTER COMBUSTION CASE CRACKED IN RT ARMPIT AREA ALONG SPLITLINE WELD. THIS AREA HAD THE BRAZED REINFORCEMENT.
- [SDR 2003121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003121), Dec 9, 2003: ROLL PIN. LOOSE. PILOT COMPLAINED OF NOISE AND VIBRATION ON SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED MAIN ROTOR HUB, FOUND ROLL PINS ON DROOP STOP FOLLOWER ASSEMBLIES HAD BACKED OUT AND WERE CONTAC
- [SDR LS1R076933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076933), Oct 31, 2001: VOLT REGULATOR. OUT OF ADJ. PART IS OUT OF CALIBRATION.
- [SDR LS1R076932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076932), Oct 31, 2001: RCCB. FAILED. RCCB HAS NO OUTPUT.
- [SDR LS1R076930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076930), Oct 31, 2001: EPO ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. EPO ASSY FEEDS BACK.
- [SDR LS1R076929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076929), Oct 31, 2001: EPO ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. EPO UNIT FEEDS BACK.
- [SDR LS1R076724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076724), Oct 22, 2001: PUMP. FAILED. BOOST PUMP WILL NOT TURN ON.
- [SDR LS1R076722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076722), Oct 22, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT DIMMER CONTROL FAILED.
- [SDR LS1R075925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R075925), Sep 28, 2001: EPO ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. PART IS ACTUATES WARNING HORN.
- [SDR LS1R075923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R075923), Sep 28, 2001: EPO ASSY. OUT OF ADJ. PART IS OUT OF CALIBRATION.
- [SDR LS1R073481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R073481), Jun 19, 2001: FUEL CELL. LEAKING. PART IS LEAKING.
- [SDR LS1R073118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R073118), May 24, 2001: GEARBOX. MAKING METAL. TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX IS MAKING METAL.
- [SDR LS1R071911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R071911), Apr 4, 2001: FUEL FILTER. BROKEN. PART IS BROKEN.
- [SDR LS1R071910](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R071910), Apr 4, 2001: BRACE. CRACKED. PART IS CRACKED.
- [SDR LS1R071909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R071909), Apr 4, 2001: BRACE. WORN. PART IS WORN EXCESSIVELY.
- [SDR LS1R071908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R071908), Apr 4, 2001: BRACE. WORN. PART IS WORN EXCESSIVELY.
- [SDR LS1R071906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R071906), Apr 4, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. PART WILL NOT FLASH.
- [SDR LS1R066437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R066437), Feb 24, 2000: INTERPHONE. FAILED. INTERPHONE WILL NOT TRANSMIT.
- [SDR LS1R066418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R066418), Feb 23, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BATTERY IS NOT HOLDING VOLTAGE.
- [SDR AGQA065932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065932), Feb 8, 2000: PIPE. CRACKED. EXHAUST PIPE IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES, AFT, INBOARD CENTER.
- [SDR AGQA065561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065561), Jan 7, 2000: BLEED VALVE. STICKING. BLEED VALVE STICKING CAUSING COMPRESSOR STALLS.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3975), Sep 8, 1999: WARNING UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. EPO BOX HAS ENGINE OUT LIGHT AND WARNING HORN ACTIVATED DURING FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3534), Aug 31, 1999: BLEED VALVE. MALFUNCTIONEWD. ENGINE HAD LOW POWER DETERMINED THAT THE BLEED VALVE WAS NOT FULLY CLOSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2597), Jun 25, 1999: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK HAD SLIGHT CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2596), Jun 25, 1999: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK HAS SLIGHT CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2499), Jun 10, 1999: INTERPHONE. MALFUNCTIONED. PILOT REPORTED INTERCOM, TRANSMITTED SCRATCHY. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2256), May 12, 1999: PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED BYPASS TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2255), May 12, 1999: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. TORQUE INDICATOR FAILED ACCURACY TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2254), May 12, 1999: RADIO. MALFUNCTIONED. RADIO RECEIVES AND TRANSMITS WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2253), May 12, 1999: N1 TACHOMETER. MALFUNCTIONED. N1 TACHOMETER HAD JERKY MOVEMENT, STICKY. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2252), May 12, 1999: BLADE. BENT. BLADES BENT FOUND DURING INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2251), May 12, 1999: RADIO. MALFUNCTIONED. PILOT REPORTED INTERCOM AND TRANSMISSION STATIC. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2145), Apr 26, 1999: STACK. CRACKED. STACK CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2144), Apr 26, 1999: STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2143), Apr 26, 1999: STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2142), Apr 26, 1999: HOUR METER. INOPERATIVE. HOUR METER INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1709), Apr 5, 1999: PITCH LINK. WORN. PITCH LINK BEARING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1659), Mar 22, 1999: GYRO. MALFUNCTIONED. GYRO WILL NOT CAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1544), Mar 15, 1999: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK CRACKED AT END. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1248), Feb 19, 1999: GPS. FAILED. GPS WILL NOT COME UP. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX215), Dec 7, 1998: IGNITER. MALFUNCTIONED. IGNITER SLOW TO FIRE ON COLD MORNINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4759), Nov 30, 1998: SWITCH. FAILED. INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4749](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4749), Nov 30, 1998: VHF COMM. FAILED. FM RADIO BROKEN WHEN TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4341), Oct 19, 1998: TRANSMISSION. LEAKING. INPUT SHAFT SCORED BY DRIVE BELT PULLEY CAUSING LEAK AT SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4344), Oct 15, 1998: LINK ASSY. WORN. LINK ASSY BEARING WORN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4343), Oct 15, 1998: LINK ASSY. WORN. LINK ASSY BEARINGS WORN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4342), Oct 15, 1998: LINK ASSY. WORN. LINK ASSY BEARINGS WORN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4340), Oct 15, 1998: LINK ASSY. WORN. LINK ASSEMBLY BEARINGS WORN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX3719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3719), Sep 14, 1998: IMPELLER. CRACKED. IMPELLER BLOWER HAD FIVE CRACKED VANES BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED, RESHIMMED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX3636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3636), Sep 14, 1998: FORK. WORN. WORN BEARINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED.

All 61: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369AW-2014-03-10/reports.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 ERA13LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA057), Nov 15, 2012: Hughes 369D (N369AW), Corning, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude while conducting a power line aerial observation flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20121115024399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121115024399A), Nov 15, 2012: Hughes 369D (N369AW), Corning, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 11-15-12, at 12:11 eastern standard time, two people were killed when a helicopter crashed near the chemung river close to kent phillips elementary school…

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