# N8639F: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1997-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1997
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1280431D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1988
- Last registry action: June 23, 1994
- Mode S code: ABDD95
- Owner when cancelled: [Soloy Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLOY%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8639F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8639F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8639F-1997-01-24

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 (6)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX5541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5541), Aug 24, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. FAULTY. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN MAIN ROTOR RPM AND THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER NOTICEABLY YAWED. THE PILOT DECREASED COLLECTIVE PITCH, BU
- [SDR 95ZZZX5540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5540), Aug 24, 1995: GOVERNOR. FAILED. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN MAIN ROTOR RPM AND THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER NOTICEABLY YAWED. THE PILOT DECREASED COLLECTIVE PITCH, BU
- [SDR 95ZZZX3747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3747), Jul 14, 1995: NOZZLE. DEFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT WOULD DROOP RPM WHEN THE COLLECTIVE WAS LIFTED. REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL NOZZLE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. FCU WAS CHANGED AS PRECAUTION.
- [SDR 95ZZZX3748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3748), Jul 6, 1995: BLADE PIN. FRACTURED. AT 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE PIN WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN WHERE THE CLIP LOCKS ON THE SHAFT. SEE MDHC SOR NR 300155.
- [SDR 95ZZZX3033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3033), Jun 6, 1995: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK WAS FOUND CRACKED ALONG THE CUSHION FLANGE. UNIT REMOVED AND SENT IN FOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2931), Jun 1, 1995: BRACKET. CHAFED. PILOT COMPLAINED ABOUT A T/R VIBRATION. FOUND T/R WHIP DAMPER BRACKET CHAFED BADLY FROM DAMPER ACTION. REPLACED PART.

## 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 ANC95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA107), Jul 18, 1995: Hughes 500D (N8639F), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO ACRYLAMIDE CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL CONTROL INLET FILTER. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19950718019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718019089A), Jul 18, 1995: Hughes 369D (N8639F), Paxson, AK, Substantial damage. Gradually loosing power and rotor RPM. Made hard landing. Chopped tail boom. Fuel control inlet filter contaminated

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