# N500DX: Hughes Helicopters 369E, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters 369E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (registry code 4470707)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0121E
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2001
- Last registry action: September 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A63A51
- Owner when cancelled: [Allwest Freight](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLWEST%20FREIGHT)
- Location: [Delta Junction, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Delta%20Junction)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 63.4433° N, 145.2962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99737, within about 42 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500DX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500DX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500DX-2018-01-08

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 369E: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e.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 ANC03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA026), Feb 10, 2003: Hughes 369E (N500DX), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention being diverted inside the cockpit to look at the global positioning…

## 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 20030210001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210001889A), Feb 10, 2003: Hughes 369E (N500DX), Paxon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot indicated that he was distracted by one of his passengers while encountering flat light conditions and flew the helicopter into terrain.…

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