# N5012A: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1996-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 1996
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 510980D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1984
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A64046
- Owner when cancelled: [Aris Helicopters Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIS%20HELICOPTERS%20LTD)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3466° N, 121.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95110, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5012A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5012A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012A-1996-09-26

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 LAX90LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA303), Aug 24, 1990: Hughes 369D (N5012A), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO EXIT THE HELICOPTER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS.

## 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 19900824036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036269A), Aug 24, 1990: Hughes 369D (N5012A), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. After landing,got out to replace cabin door with engine at high power. Pilots sleeve raised cylic causing liftoff.
- [Incident 19861105066429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105066429I), Nov 5, 1986: Hughes 369D (N5012A), Danville, CA. Passenger instructed pilot to land after producing a gun. Passenger took aircraft and departed. Leaving pilot behind.

## Other aircraft with N5012A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5012A): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496044, built 2001
- [Cancelled 1970-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012A-1970-06-08): Cessna 172, S/N 28012. Owner: [Phillips William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20WILLIAM%20E), [Youngstown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Youngstown)

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