# N9163F: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1998-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 690540D
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1982
- Last registry action: December 17, 1997
- Mode S code: ACAFBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Eagle Air Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AIR%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Forks, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Forks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7458° N, 124.1806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98331, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9163F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9163F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9163F-1998-03-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 SEA90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA010), Oct 27, 1989: Hughes 369D (N9163F), Neah Bay, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF ALL FOUR ATTACHMENT STUDS OF THE TAILROTOR GEARBOX RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE GEAR BOX, AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION.
- [NTSB IAD80FLQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ10), Jan 11, 1980: Hughes 500D (N9163F), Dione, KY, destroyed

## 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 19891027043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891027043679A), Oct 27, 1989: Hughes 369D (N9163F), Neah Bay, WA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor gear box separated. Crash landed. Marks indicate gear box and fatigue cracks on studes existed long time
- [Accident 19800111000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000089A), Jan 11, 1980: Hughes 369D (N9163F), Diane, KY, Destroyed. Helicopter hit wires on approach to landing site. Fell straight down after wire strike.

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