# N88SE: 1980 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- 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: 800775D
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2004
- Last registry action: November 19, 2010
- Mode S code: AC1D11
- Owner when cancelled: [Pathfinder Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATHFINDER%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0364° N, 115.0812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89074, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88SE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88SE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88SE-2013-10-29

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 (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX611), Jan 19, 1996: LEAD LAG LINK. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND BUSHING LOOSE AND CRACK IN LEAD LAG LINK ORIGINATING FROM BUSHING.

## 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 SEA06LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA124), Jun 20, 2006: Hughes 369D (N88SE), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of rotor rpm for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard landing on top of the commercial building over which the helicopter was working.
- [NTSB CHI92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA017), Oct 23, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas MD369D (N88SE), Beech Grove, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL LINKAGE DURING MAINTENANCE. COMPLACENCY AND INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE PILOT ARE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 20060620012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060620012249A), Jun 20, 2006: Hughes 369D (N88SE), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) While lifting a sling load consisting of a 430 pound air ventilation van to the roof top of a window manufacturing plant the aircraft experienced a loss…
- [Accident 19911023047419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911023047419A), Oct 23, 1991: Hughes 369D (N88SE), Beech Grove, OH, Substantial damage. Flight control linkage disconnect on liftoff. Hit tail first and rolled over. Bolt connecting pitch control missing

## Other aircraft with N88SE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88SE): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 2405, built 2021

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