# N8316F: 1976 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- 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: 460812S
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1977
- Last registry action: December 5, 1982
- Mode S code: AB5F41
- Owner when cancelled: [Culliton James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULLITON%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2857° N, 122.8975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97501, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8316F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316F-2013-05-14

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 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 LAX80FVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG36), Apr 29, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N8316F), Georgetown, CA, destroyed

## 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 19800429011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800429011899A), Apr 29, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N8316F), Georgetown, CA, Destroyed. Smoke filled cockpit. Main rotors struck embankment on emergency landing. Burned. Caused of fire unknown.
- [Incident 19780621047059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621047059I), Jun 21, 1978: Hughes 369HS (N8316F), Grass Valley, CA. Chip detector light came on, followed by a loud bang and smoke in the cockpit. Metal found in main oil screen

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