# N8380F: 1978 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1978-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 380277D
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1978
- Mode S code: AB7870
- Owner when cancelled: [Demarest Charles H DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMAREST%20CHARLES%20H%20DBA)
- Location: [Lafayette, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8380F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8380F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8380F-1978-09-22

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 SEA78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA040), Jun 29, 1978: Hughes 369D (N8380F), New Meadows, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19780629021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629021239A), Jun 29, 1978: Hughes 369HE (N8380F), New Meadows, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. No horizon or ground reference lights. Attempted blade tracking wiand-held strobe.

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