# N8500N: 1970 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1000263S
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1980
- Last registry action: October 10, 2000
- Mode S code: ABA9BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Mbk Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MBK%20INC)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4842° N, 124.1827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97459, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8500N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8500N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8500N-2015-05-11

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX83FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA420), Sep 4, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N8500N), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 1 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 19830904045719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904045719A), Sep 4, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N8500N), Ventura, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter crashed into ocean offshore in dark night. No mechanical defects. Pilot not rated in helicopters.

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