# N500LA: Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2020-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2020
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 440593S
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2004
- Last registry action: November 5, 2017
- Mode S code: A63AEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Chance Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANCE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: Port Villa, Vanuatu
- Physical address: Tamuning, GU, Guam
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500LA-2020-07-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA176), May 26, 2002: Hughes 369C (N500LA), Agana, substantial damage. Probable cause: sabotage to the helicopter's fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing.

## 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 20020526023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526023569A), May 26, 2002: Hughes 369HS (N500LA), Agana, Guam, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 26, 2002, about 2130 hours local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas 369HS, N500LA, force landed in a private parking lot during takeoff near Agana…

## Other aircraft with N500LA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500LA): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596043
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500LA-undated): Beech 95-B55 (T42A), S/N TC2422. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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