# N8606F: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1994-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1994
- 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: 370100D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1993
- Last registry action: May 10, 1993
- Mode S code: ABD207
- Owner when cancelled: [P J Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20J%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Red Bluff, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Red%20Bluff)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1654° N, 122.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96080, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8606F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8606F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606F-1994-01-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX93LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA323), Aug 15, 1993: Hughes 369D (N8606F), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the observer's failure to properly secure stowed items in the rear compartment prior to takeoff and the resultant foreign object damage to the tail rotor system which precluded the pilot from…

## 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 19930815029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029429A), Aug 15, 1993: Hughes 369D (N8606F), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Loud bang severe vibration. Autorotated. Observer put flight suit in baggage. Blew out of cabin. Tangled tail rotor

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