# N9068F: 1971 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2019-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 210293S
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1977
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2008
- Last registry action: April 3, 2014
- Mode S code: AC88EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Whirlwide Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIRLWIDE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9068F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9068F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9068F-2019-05-10

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 369HS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA257), Sep 3, 2015: Hughes 369HS (N9068F), Manra Island, Kiribati, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined asbecause the helicopter sank in the oceanwater and was not recovered.
- [NTSB LAX98LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA053), Dec 6, 1997: McDonnell Douglas 369HS (N9068F), Saipan, India, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the maintenance facility to comply with the service bulletins, which resulted in the development of a corrosion pit, subsequent leakage and failure of the acceleration bellows of the…
- [NTSB SEA72DYE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYE38), Jun 30, 1972: Hughes 500 (N9068F), Longmire, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19971206037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037509A), Dec 6, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N9068F), Saipan, MP, Destroyed. Lost power approach to helipad. Autorotated to hard landing. Chopped tail. Fuel filters and fuel nozzle clogged. (.4) the pilot reported that he was making a…

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