# N5225C: 1979 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2017-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 590497D
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1988
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2002
- Last registry action: May 13, 2013
- Mode S code: A69366
- Owner when cancelled: [Olympic Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLYMPIC%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Shelton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Shelton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2392° N, 123.1521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98584, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5225C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5225C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225C-2017-02-07

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX908), Dec 10, 1996: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN BECAME CLOGGED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY MCDONNEL DOUGLAS AND 

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR14LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA308), Jul 22, 2014: Mdhi 369D (N5225C), Oso, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic’s failure to properly perform required inspections of the main rotor blades at the necessary intervals, which resulted in an in-flight separation of a main rotor blade due to…
- [NTSB SEA03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA058), Apr 7, 2003: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Taholah, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The entanglement of the fuel quantity sender float in the start pump wiring within the fuel tank as a result of the wiring not being properly secured. This rendered the fuel gauge inaccurate and the…
- [NTSB SEA97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA032), Nov 16, 1996: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Forks, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident included: improper servicing of the helicopter, and a lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140722015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140722015959A), Jul 22, 2014: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Oso, WA, Substantial damage. On July 22, 2014, N5225C, Hughes 369D, sustained substantial damage and the pilot was seriously injured, when the helicopter main rotor blade separated in…
- [Accident 20030407005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005609A), Apr 7, 2003: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Queets, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) MD 396D helicopter sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following a loss of engine power while engaged in cedar block lift work in…
- [Accident 19961116045399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961116045399A), Nov 16, 1996: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Forks, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power on external load ops. Landed in trees. Engine fuel nozzle collapsed due fuel contamination.

## Other aircraft with N5225C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5225C): Horne Charles M SONEX, S/N 1370
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225C-undated): Cessna 310R, S/N 310R1517. Triennial form not returned

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