# N468WE: 1968 Hughes 369A, registration cancelled 2010-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 369A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (registry code 4470503)
- 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: 280285
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 18, 2007
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A5B94C
- Owner when cancelled: [Scott John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Pomona, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Pomona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6325° N, 95.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66076, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468WE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=468WE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468WE-2010-07-27

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 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 MIA07FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA098), May 13, 2007: Hughes 369A (N468WE), Moulton, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The separation of a main rotor blade from its tension torsion bar for an undetermined reason.

## 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 20070513010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070513010419A), May 13, 2007: Hughes 369A (N468WE), Moulton, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During cruise flight, main rotor blades separated from the helicopter, causing an in-flight breakup of the aircraft. The helicopter subsequently crashed…

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