# N89ZC: 1981 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2021-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (registry code 54385)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1098D
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 2009
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2012
- Last registry action: February 21, 2019
- Mode S code: AC453D
- Owner when cancelled: [Dah Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAH%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Georgetown, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Georgetown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3811° N, 79.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29440, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89ZC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89ZC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89ZC-2021-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (4)

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 ERA19FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA118), Mar 5, 2019: Hughes 369 (N89ZC), Talking Rock, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the overrunning clutch subassembly due to abnormal bending loads due to cracks on the center engine mount, which resulted in an inflight loss of power. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB GAA18CA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA506), Aug 22, 2018: Hughes 369 (N89ZC), Ridgeway, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial observation flight.
- [NTSB CEN14LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA398), Jul 29, 2014: Hughes 369D (N89ZC), West Liberty, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power, which resulted from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the fuel quantity during the flight.
- [NTSB ERA10LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA053), Nov 6, 2009: Hughes 369 (N89ZC), Baxley, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the main fuel valve position.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20190305000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190305000909A), Mar 5, 2019: Hughes 369D (N89ZC), Talking Rock, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was in work profile, carrying an approximately 30 foot long remote powered saw blade. Traveling in an eastern direction, details reviled saw blade…
- [Accident 20180822012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180822012109A), Aug 22, 2018: Hughes 369D (N89ZC), Ridgway, PA, Minor damage. Pilot and general manager were surveying power lines for storm damage for first energy power company. While operating at approximately 80 feet AGL between two…
- [Accident 20140729012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729012839A), Jul 29, 2014: Hughes 369D (N89ZC), West Liberty, OH, Substantial damage. Description of event and comments with recommendation(s) (1) Description of event. July 29, 2014; pilot was conducting vegetation cutting activities using a…

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