# N500PA: 1974 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2020-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2020
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 840629S
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1974
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2014
- Last registry action: December 2, 2016
- Mode S code: A63B36
- Owner when cancelled: [Alpha Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHA%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500PA-2020-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 MKC83LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA149), Jul 9, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Springfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DPM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPM26), Jun 7, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Vinita, OK, substantial damage

## 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 19830709029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029979A), Jul 9, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Touched down hard from a practice autorotation and full powr recovery. Rotors chopped off the tail boom.
- [Accident 19760607014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607014959A), Jun 7, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Vinita, OK, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.

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