# N8347F: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, 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 Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1260054D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1977
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1981
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: AB6A89
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Leasing & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20LEASING%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8347F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8347F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347F-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 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 OAK79DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA02), Oct 7, 1978: Hughes 369D (N8347F), Clovis, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19790519010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010229A), May 19, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8347F), Lone Ranch, CA, Substantial damage. Instrument panel light switch defective. Pilot unable to dim lights. Could not see out. Attempted forced landing.
- [Accident 19781007030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007030649A), Oct 7, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8347F), Clovis,Ca, CA, Substantial damage

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