# N40AP: 1980 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2007-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2007
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1000825D
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 26, 2005
- Last registry action: May 26, 2005
- Mode S code: A4AA56
- Owner when cancelled: [Phoenix Heli-Lease](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20HELI-LEASE)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4332° N, 111.7136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85205, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40AP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40AP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40AP-2007-06-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 97ZZZX957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX957), Feb 11, 1997: TURBINE. NOZZLE DAMAGE. GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE DURING START-UP AND SHUT DOWN BETWEEN 20 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT N1 RPM. THE ENGINE RAN NORMAL AT GROUND IDLE. 

## 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 NYC02TA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02TA123), Jun 26, 2002: Hughes 369D (N40AP), Jeffersontown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's loss of lateral control when his foot slipped off the rudder pedal during a power-off, running landing.

## 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 20020626038399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626038399A), Jun 26, 2002: Hughes 369D (N40AP), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 26, 2002, at approximately 1915 EDT, a Hughes 369D received substantial damage resulting from an after landing rollover. The instructor pilot and…

## Other aircraft with N40AP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40AP): Mooney M20K, S/N 250572, built 1981

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