# N500LW: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 470120D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2005
- Last registry action: February 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A63AFF
- Owner when cancelled: [Quicksilver Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUICKSILVER%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500LW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500LW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500LW-2020-10-31

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 Helicopters HUGHES 369D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d.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 WPR10GA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10GA102), Jan 8, 2010: Hughes 369D (N500LW), Kooskia, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 bearing, which was precipitated by electrical arcing that occurred at an unknown time prior to the accident flight.

## 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 20100108026549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100108026549A), Jan 8, 2010: Hughes 369D (N500LW), Pierce, ID, Destroyed. Aircraft was conducting a public use flight for the Idaho fish and game department doing game identification and tagging operations, and had two pax on board.…

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