Aircraft model · Rotorcraft · Rotorcraft · registry code 3027371

Manufacturer (registry)
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO
Model
369FF
Registry code
3027371
Registered
17 aircraft
Type
Rotorcraft
Engines
1 · Turbo-shaft
Seats
4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSH3WE
Holder
MD Helicopters LLC

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Aircraft by year built · 38

1987Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 38 aircraft
19871
19881
19894
19902
19929
199411
19961
19976
19982
20121

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 47

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1980In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 51 ADs
19801
19861
19871
19881
19892
19906
19911
19921
19931
19941
19952
19962
19971
19984
19993
20011
20021
20032
20051
20072
20081
20132
20162
20191
20202
20211
20221
20231
20242
20251
20262
See all 52 ADs
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3027371'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Information bulletins that may apply · 2

Historical bulletins · 1
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Registered aircraft · 17

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  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3027371')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 11

Aircraft matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

NTSB CEN23LA389Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 530FF · Liberty Hill, TXThe pilot’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.Aug 31, 2023 · N530JR · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Palm Gardens, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an encounter with a dust devil shortly after takeoff.May 6, 2021 · N972BW · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA378Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369 · Yabucoa, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain main rotor clearance from a fiber line while picking up a lineman.Jun 16, 2018 · N900FF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17FA127Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Chalmers, INThe pilot's failure to ensure that the needle did not entangle with the tower's vertical lattice as he moved the helicopter rearward, which resulted in the helicopter becoming tethered to the tower and a subsequent loss of control.Mar 14, 2017 · N530KD · DestroyedNTSB WPR14LA008Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369 · Paducah, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power transmission line tower while maneuvering to pick up a rope in gusting wind conditions.Oct 6, 2013 · N530KF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA667Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Decorah, IAThe pilot's failure to properly manage the helicopter's available fuel supply, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper calibration of the fuel gauge and the fuel-low warning light.Sep 30, 2012 · N530KD · Substantial damageNTSB WPR11GA115Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Marana, AZAn inadvertent tail rotor strike during an attempted pinnacle landing, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control of the helicopter. Inhospitable terrain/topography contributed to the severity of the accident.Jan 31, 2011 · N530RL · Substantial damageNTSB WPR10FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Fossil, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power pole to which he was connecting wire-pulling ropes.Oct 12, 2009 · N527SH · Substantial damageNTSB WPR09LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMD Helicopter 369FF · Santa Clarita, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water while maneuvering at low altitude as a result of the helicopter's grappling hook temporarily becoming ensnared with an underwater obstruction.May 1, 2009 · N67FF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA268Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369FF · Lihue, HIThe pilot misjudging the clearance between the tree and the main rotor blades. Contributing factors to the accident were the high workload of the pilot and his lack of experience with bambi bucket operations.Jul 16, 2004 · N530RL · Substantial damageNTSB SEA98FA084Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369FF · Shoshone, IDFailure to maintain clearance from wires. A transmission wire was a factor.Jun 2, 1998 · N16031 · Substantial damage
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = a.case_mkey
  WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('3027371')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 12

Matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20250925015439IMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Thermal, CAAfter completion of scheduled maintenance, ground runs, test flights and return to service. PIC departed on a cross country flight to loveland, Colorado. During approach at first scheduled fuel stop helicopter became uncontrollable, PIC managed to land…Sep 25, 2025 · N531RG · No damageAccident 20230831017089AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Libery Hill, TXWorking simulated engine failures at varying altitudes and air speeds. Flying at 100KTS heading 150. Throttle was rolled to idle. Student initiated an autorotational decent. Leveled the aircraft, started pulling more power to terminate with Power at a 5’…Aug 31, 2023 · N530JR · Substantial damageAccident 20210506008169AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · CAShortly after takeoff encounter a dust devil from the right of the aircraft, lost lift, helicopter became incontrollable and experienced hard landing.May 6, 2021 · N972BW · DestroyedAccident 20180616015519AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Yabucoa, PREarlier on this day, 06/16/2018, the pilot had flown a lineman to an electric tower to work on a wire (a fiber line on top of the structure). The fiber line was temporarily attached lower on top of the structure (pilot did not know this at this time). After…Jun 16, 2018 · N900FF · Substantial damageAccident 20170314003049AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Chalmers, INOn March 14, 2017, at 1546 eastern daylight time, an MD helicopters model 369FF helicopter, registration number N530KD, impacted terrain during a power line construction flight. The pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter…Mar 14, 2017 · N530KD · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20131006019479AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Paducah, TXOn October 6, 2013, at 1220 l, a MD-369 helicopter bearing registration number N530KF, operated by rogers helicopter, inc hit a powerline pole while conducting part 133 operations. The helicopter was hovering awaiting a powerline to be attached to the…Oct 6, 2013 · N530KF · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20120930022589AMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Decorah, IAN530KD departed kfod with a destination of kdeh. 58 minutes into the flight the low fuel caution light eluminated, 2-3 minutes later the engine flamed out and the aircraft was entered into auto-rotation. N530KD had a hard landing on the skids, bounced back up…Sep 30, 2012 · N530KD · Substantial damageAccident 20110131003209AMcdonnell D 369FF · Avra Valley, AZAircraft crashed while landing on a pinnacle to drop off personnel to assess site for a new antenna location. Arrived at base of peak of scene of accident and made contact with local law enforcement (pima county sheriffs department, pcsd). Weather and…Jan 31, 2011 · N530RL · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20091012019499AHughes 369FF · Fossil, ORWhile pulling powerline leader rope (sock line) from one pole to another power pole, aircraft struck top of pole with main rotor blades. Witness saw helicopter slowly sink onto the pole with slight counterclockwise yaw then saw helicopter main rotors strike…Oct 12, 2009 · N527SH · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20090501007159AHughes 369FF · Santa Clarita, CA(-23) On may 1, 2009, N67FF was hovering ten feet above the bouquet reservoir, with forty feet of long line and a gripeling hook under the water surface. N67FF was down low trying to use blade wash to push a floating lunch box toward the shore. While side…May 1, 2009 · N67FF · Substantial damageAccident 20040715013199AHughes 369FF · Lihue, HI(-23) The pilot was dropping approximately the 60th bucket of water on a fire adjacent to the Lihue (lih) airport. As he approached the intended drop point parallel to a tree line, into the wind with a slow forward airspeed, he activated the water release.…Jul 15, 2004 · N530RL · Substantial damageAccident 19980602011749AHughes 369FF · Shoshone, IDTail rotor contacted power cable while installing cable. Caused dynamic rollover. Fell to ground. (.4)witnesses reported that the helicopter had just released from positioning a fiber optic cable on top of a power pole. An external line is hung over the left…Jun 2, 1998 · N16031 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal
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Service difficulty reports · 25

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STCs that may be installed · 203

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

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    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3027371')
    GROUP BY stc_number
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PMA parts · 1,000+

Current parts manufacturer approvals (PMA): parts the FAA has approved companies to make as replacements or modifications. Each record lists its models as free text; OpenAirDocs matched them to this model on its data sheet, so check the FAA record before relying on it. Newest first.

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  WHERE tcds_number IN ('H3WE')
    AND len(list_intersect(tcds_models, ['369FF'])) > 0
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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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  WHERE m.match_key = '369FF' AND m.code NOT IN ('3027371')
  GROUP BY ALL
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