# N58400: 1980 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1200862D
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1982
- Last registry action: March 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A78735
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferriera Arthur S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRIERA%20ARTHUR%20S)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6946° N, 117.1198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92113, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58400
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58400-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX94LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA387), Sep 24, 1994: Hughes 369D (N58400), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the helicopter's main rotor pitch change link (control rod). The helicopter was not recovered and the Safety Board was unable to determine the pitch change link's failure mode.

## 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 19940923038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923038739A), Sep 23, 1994: Hughes 369D (N58400), Pacific Ocean, CA, Destroyed. On fish spotting mission. Cylic control began vibration. Autorotated to Ocean. Yellow pitch change link came off.

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