# N8625F: 1977 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2017-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2017
- 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 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 470111D
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1992
- Last registry action: July 13, 2004
- Mode S code: ABD952
- Owners when cancelled: [Alexander Steven H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALEXANDER%20STEVEN%20H), [Alexander Shelly A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALEXANDER%20SHELLY%20A), [Foreman Charles M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOREMAN%20CHARLES%20M)
- Location: [Kahului, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kahului)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 20.8773° N, 156.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96732, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8625F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8625F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8625F-2017-06-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2608), Apr 11, 1996: STRUT. FAILED. AFTER LANDING, PILOT LOWERED COLLECTIVE, AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND SHORTLY AFTER, AFT LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED SLOWLY SETTLING UNTIL STRINGER CONTACTED THE GRO
- [SDR 96ZZZX3731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3731), Jan 10, 1996: GOVERNOR. SHAFT SEPARATED. ENGINE RPM DROOPED. REMOVED N2 GOVERNOR AND FOUND DRIVE SPLINE, SPRING AND WASHERS HAD FALLEN OFF.
- [SDR 96ZZZX1039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1039), Jan 10, 1996: SPLINE SHAFT. CAP DETACHED. WHILE RETURNING TO BASE DURING FLIGHT, N2 RPM DROOPED. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED MALFUNCTION TO THE MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION OF GOVERNOR AND ATTACHING
- [SDR 95ZZZX6936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6936), Nov 14, 1995: STRUT. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND STRUT CRACKED AT HOLE FOR THE BRACE ATTACH POINT.

## 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 LAX97LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA039), Nov 13, 1996: McDonnell Douglas 369D (N8625F), Hana, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: subsequent failure of the spur adapter gearshaft (SAG), after 'retaining ring to compressor impeller machining' occurred and allowed the SAG to shift aft. The mechanism which induced the ring to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19961113035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961113035289A), Nov 13, 1996: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Hana, HI, Substantial damage. Engine loud explosion at cruise. Autorated. Rolled over. Spur adapter sag fractured. Sb on sag. Not done. Sag shift
- [Incident 19960411011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411011749I), Apr 11, 1996: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated after second tour of the day, he felt landing was normal. He rolled the throttle to ground idle. For pax unloading, the a/c shuddered…
- [Incident 19920912050799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912050799I), Sep 12, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Honolulu, HI. A bolt in a shackle sheared while lifting 500 lbs battery. Load fell in a remote area of airport.
- [Incident 19790302010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010519I), Mar 2, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Los Angeles, CA. Engine power surges before landing. Unable to duplicate engine problem on ground.

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