# N9153F: Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 1983-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 930513S
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1980
- Last registry action: November 23, 1983
- Mode S code: ACAC05
- Owners when cancelled: [Widelitz Milton A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIDELITZ%20MILTON%20A), [Geological Survey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEOLOGICAL%20SURVEY), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0656° N, 118.4353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90024, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9153F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9153F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153F-1983-11-23

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 DEN81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA001), Oct 4, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Silverton, CO, substantial damage, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI77FEV33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV33), Jul 8, 1977: Hughes 369C (N9153F), Mackinaw, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DCQ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ51), May 18, 1976: Hughes 369 (N9153F), Elkhart, KS, substantial damage

## 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 19801004049809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004049809A), Oct 4, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Silverton, CO, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Helicopter struck high tension wires and crashed during low level operation.
- [Accident 19770708023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708023199A), Jul 8, 1977: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Mackinaw, IL, Substantial damage. Stator case p/n 6871300 failed. Spray gear arms limited maneuverability for safe autorotation.
- [Accident 19760518012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518012809A), May 18, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Elkhart, KS, Substantial damage. Bird struck spray boom brace and it hit tailboom. Spraying sagebrush.

## Other aircraft with N9153F

- [Cancelled 2017-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153F-2017-02-17): Clark Frank J ASCENDER, S/N 001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Clark Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20FRANK%20J), [Federal Way, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Federal%20Way)

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