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N521ZZ

Cancelled 1998

Deregistered aircraft · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D

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Cancelled: April 1, 1998
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 970190D
Type: Rotorcraft
Certificate issued: February 2, 1995
Last registry action: January 21, 1998
Mode S code: A68EFC
Owner when cancelled: Big Eye Helicopters Inc
Location: Tumon, GU, GU
Physical address: Tumon, GQ
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DTCDS H3WE · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N521ZZ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX98LA079Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind condition and failure to maintain a proper rate of descent which resulted in the inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a downwind turn.Jan 24, 1998 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N521ZZ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19980124000609ADescent · Pacific Ocean, BPOn January 24, 1998, at 1300 hours saipan standard time, a hughtes 369D, N521ZZ, operated by big eye helicopters, inc., guam, crashed into international south Pacific Ocean waters approximately 300 miles EAST0NORTHEAST of the solomon islands. The helicopter…Jan 24, 1998 · Destroyed · 1 fatal