# N4250N: 1972 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2016-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2016
- Exported to: Vanuatu
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C10D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c10d) (registry code 54172)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 450734S
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2015
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2008
- Last registry action: April 3, 2014
- Mode S code: A51097
- Owner when cancelled: [Beanbag Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEANBAG%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4250N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4250N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4250N-2016-11-28

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

## 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 LAX97LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA218), Jun 20, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N4250N), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The unapproved field modification of the cyclic trim switch, including the use of non-standard parts, which resulted in a hard-over lateral trim failure, and the pilot's subsequent failure to…

## 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 19970620015229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015229A), Jun 20, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N4250N), Pacific Ocean, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fish spotting helicopter electronic trim failed. Lost control landing on ship pad. Hit water. Rolled. Sb on trim pa

## Other aircraft with N4250N

- [Cancelled 1991-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4250N-1991-07-09): Cessna 140, S/N 13721. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Wolitzer Bernard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLITZER%20BERNARD), [Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hollywood)

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