# N501DH: 1975 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1979-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 950002D
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1976
- Mode S code: A63DFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Culver City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Culver%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501DH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501DH-1979-02-01

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 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 LAX79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA020), Dec 27, 1978: Hughes 500DH (N501DH), Mecca, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19781227045239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227045239A), Dec 27, 1978: Hughes 369HE (N501DH), Mecca, CA, Destroyed. General disintegration. One citrus tree.l pedal input 33 travel,trequired 25 .

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