# N61PJ: 1977 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2012-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 770162D
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1993
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A7EDB3
- Owner when cancelled: [P J Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20J%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Red Bluff, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Red%20Bluff)
- Physical address: [Prairie City, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Prairie%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1654° N, 122.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96080, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61PJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61PJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61PJ-2012-05-02

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 WPR12LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA022), Oct 27, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas 500D (N61PJ), Colusa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

## 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 20111027026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111027026959A), Oct 27, 2011: Hughes 369D (N61PJ), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. On October 27, 2011, about 1440 pacific daylight time, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-500D helicopter, N61PJ, was substantially damaged during an autorotation and…

## Other aircraft with N61PJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61PJ): Phillip Jacobus MTOSPORT, S/N M01292, built 2018

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