# N71552: 1972 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2022-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- 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: 120365S
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2019
- Last registry action: January 18, 2019
- Mode S code: A991C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropic Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4503° N, 97.5677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71552
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71552-2022-05-09

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 369HS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs.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 FTW90GA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90GA185), Sep 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N71552), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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.

- [Incident 19900921061539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921061539I), Sep 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N71552), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Engine lost power during autorotive descent. Made near vertical descent due to obstructions.

## Other aircraft with N71552

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71552-1965-05-20): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2979. Owner: [Sampson Minor S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMPSON%20MINOR%20S), [Belview, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Belview)

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