# N8395F: 1978 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2018-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 880339D
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1998
- Last registry action: July 10, 2012
- Mode S code: AB7CD6
- Owner when cancelled: [Heli Tech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI%20TECH%20INC)
- Location: [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1994° N, 85.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32405, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8395F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8395F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8395F-2018-02-20

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 (2)

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 LAX96FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA076), Dec 20, 1995: Hughes 369D (N8395F), Feather Falls, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to jettison his external load after it came in contact with trees and terrain. The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance above trees and hilly terrain was a related…
- [NTSB ANC92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA090), Jun 10, 1992: McDonnell Douglas MD-500D (N8395F), Polk Inlet, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE AND THE COMPANY'S INADEQUATE PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES. A FACTOR WAS THE UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## 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 19951220041569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220041569A), Dec 20, 1995: Hughes 369D (N8395F), Feather Falls, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Picked up a load of choker cables. Observed in trouble. Flat spin. Crashed in trees. Appears tail rotor shaft broke
- [Accident 19920610019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019429A), Jun 10, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8395F), Polk Inlet, AK, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hit tundra, rocked after landing. Looked ok,took off for base. Lost tail rotor control. Landed in water.

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