# N545PH: 1997 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, registration cancelled 2025-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (registry code 3027369)
- 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: 0536E
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1997
- Last registry action: August 17, 2024
- Mode S code: A6EBCC
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N545PH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=545PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545PH-2025-11-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR K2DA2019052800003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K2DA2019052800003), Mar 19, 2019: BLEED VALVE. STICKS. DURING AN ROUTINE INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE BLEED VALVE WAS STICKING. BLEED VALVE HAD 317.2 TSO.
- [SDR K2DA2019052800002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K2DA2019052800002), Feb 17, 2019: BLEED VALVE. STUCK. PILOT WAS RUNNING ENGINE ON THE GROUND AND THE COMPRESSOR STARTED STALLING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE ENGINE BLEED VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSI

## 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 ANC24LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA012), Jan 25, 2024: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Waialua, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control after a skid got caught on a fence while he was maneuvering the helicopter for takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.

## 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 20240125000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240125000379A), Jan 25, 2024: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Wahiawa, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot was taking off from a confined remote mountainside landing zone. During vertical takeoff, the helicopter drifted forward and the right skid hooked a…
- [Incident 20230201000159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230201000159I), Feb 1, 2023: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. On 2/1/2023, while conducting aerial survey for invasive plant species with one passenger on board, the PIC encountered a wire strike resulting in damage to 3…

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