# N9251F: Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 1998-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250704S
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1992
- Last registry action: July 15, 1998
- Mode S code: ACD33E
- Owner when cancelled: [Grand Rapids Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAND%20RAPIDS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Alto, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Alto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8215° N, 85.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49302, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9251F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9251F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9251F-1998-08-28

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 (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 CHI97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA016), Oct 28, 1996: Hughes 369 (N9251F), Vestaburg, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the wires.

## 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 19961028034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028034419A), Oct 28, 1996: Hughes 369HS (N9251F), Vestaburg, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter was lifting bundles of christmas trees when it struck power lines and crashed. (-23) pilot struck and broke high tension power lines running through…

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