# N9238F: 1975 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- 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: 250713S
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1992
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: ACCCC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Dressler David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRESSLER%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Clarendon Hills, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Clarendon%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7957° N, 87.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60514, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9238F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9238F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9238F-2013-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA171), May 30, 1989: Hughes 369HS (N9238F), Niagara Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID THE CABLES.

## 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 19890530031059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530031059A), May 30, 1989: Hughes 369HS (N9238F), Niagara Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Struck cable car wires on a sightseeing flight over river gorge. Impact tore off skids. Landed safely on golf course

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