# N500SD: 1976 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2007-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1160870S
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 8, 2000
- Last registry action: November 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A63B84
- Owners when cancelled: [Bernalillo County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNALILLO%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT), [Law Enforcement Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAW%20ENFORCEMENT%20CENTER)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0824° N, 106.6467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500SD-2007-01-22

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 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 DEN05TA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05TA119), Aug 6, 2005: Hughes 369HS (N500SD), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the bullet(s), which severed the helicopter's left tail rotor pedal. Contributing factors were the severed anti-torque pedal and the unsuitable terrain for 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 20050806016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806016959A), Aug 6, 2005: Hughes 369HS (N500SD), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On August 6, 2005, at 0045 MDT, a Hughes HU-369-HS, N500SD, registered to bernalillo county sheriff's department made an emergency landing in the rear of…

## Other aircraft with N500SD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500SD): Cessna 525A, S/N 525A0132, built 2002

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