# N42405: 1972 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2011-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- 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: 920416S
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1999
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2005
- Last registry action: December 4, 2007
- Mode S code: A50CF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeroatun USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROATUN%20USA%20INC)
- Location: [Lehigh Acres, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lehigh%20Acres)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6493° N, 81.6177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33972, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42405
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42405
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42405-2011-06-18

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 369HS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs.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 96ZZZX3839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3839), Jun 11, 1996: LINK ASSY. BUSHING LOOSE. WHILE C/W WITH VISUAL INSPECTION PER AD 93-03-13 (R/D 3-21-95) TWO BLADE ATTACHMENT BUSHINGS WERE FOUND LOOSE IN ONE LEAD/LAG LINK ASSY. M/R HUB TO BE RETURNED 

## 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 CHI87LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA180), Jul 30, 1987: Hughes 369HS (N42405), Griffith, IN, substantial damage

## 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 19870730040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730040529A), Jul 30, 1987: Hughes 369HS (N42405), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. During a simulated autorotation, the helicopter landed hard. The main rotor severed the tailboom.

## Other aircraft with N42405

- [Cancelled 1970-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42405-1970-09-23): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14665. Owner: [Auclair Raymond H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUCLAIR%20RAYMOND%20H), [Haverhill, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Haverhill)

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