# N9179F: 1974 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- 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: 140554S
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1974
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1993
- Last registry action: November 26, 1999
- Mode S code: ACB445
- Owner when cancelled: [Kasey & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KASEY%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9179F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9179F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9179F-2015-04-30

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

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 CHI94GA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94GA038), Nov 19, 1993: Hughes 369HS (N9179F), Antonia, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

## 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 19931119043709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119043709A), Nov 19, 1993: Hughes 369HS (N9179F), Antonia, MO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Observer was testing night vision goggles. Copter hit ground unplanned. Climbed. Impacted trees. No mechanical.

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