# N4428F: 1969 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2022-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1290226S
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2019
- Last registry action: January 18, 2019
- Mode S code: A55581
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropic Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4503° N, 97.5677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4428F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4428F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4428F-2022-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SEA90LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA106), Jun 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N4428F), Randle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980224009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224009419A), Feb 24, 1998: Hughes 369HS (N4428F), Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Lost power 10 miles from urbana, OH. Destination. Landed hard. Broke skids. Rolled. Fuel unported. No solo endorsem
- [Accident 19900621023899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621023899A), Jun 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N4428F), Randle, WA, Substantial damage. Wind shifted on approach,grazed powerline and landed hard.

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