# N369GK: 1967 Hughes 369A, registration cancelled 2021-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (registry code 4470503)
- Engine: [Allison T63 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (registry code 03031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E2SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 580468
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2018
- Last registry action: May 18, 2018
- Mode S code: A42E5B
- Owner when cancelled: [Metroplex Flight Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METROPLEX%20FLIGHT%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Colleyville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Colleyville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8915° N, 97.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369GK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=369GK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369GK-2021-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CEN18LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA183), May 19, 2018: Hughes 369A (N369GK), Stoneburg, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's unsafe and aggressive operation of the helicopter at low altitude, which resulted in impact with trees.

## 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 20180519010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180519010739A), May 19, 2018: Hughes 369A (N369GK), Stoneburg, TX, Destroyed. At about 0915 am, Hughes aircraft N369GK carrying a pilot, a left seat spotter and two passengers took off from a landing zone (lz) in sunset, Texas in pursuit…

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