# N9089F: 1972 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2021-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2021
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1010346S
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 29, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2017
- Last registry action: September 2, 2019
- Mode S code: AC907D
- Owner when cancelled: [Chance Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANCE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9089F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9089F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9089F-2021-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 FTW97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA079), Jan 7, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Wellington, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and his improper autorotation technique that induced the roll and subsequent ground collision. A factor was his lack of recurrent training.
- [NTSB MIA92FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA142), Jun 26, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Labelle, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO…

## 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 19970107000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970107000239A), Jan 7, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Wellington, CO, Substantial damage. Helicopter had control problems, landed once, attempted to return, control problems. Flipped in air. Crashed in field
- [Accident 19920626022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626022039A), Jun 26, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Labelle, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into trees during autorotation. Water dirt and frogs in fuel tanks. Report did not drain sumps on preflight

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