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N1096L

N1096L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D cancelled November 19, 2014

Serial number
800789D
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 11, 2000
Last FAA action
February 10, 2003
Last owner
Fairlane Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Forks, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4 cancelled July 21, 1975

Serial number
689
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
July 10, 1975
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Lake 4 Sales CORP (Corporation)
Conroe, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1096L

SEA99FA018Accident on December 8, 1998 at Taholah, WA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 800789

Turbine wheel failure as the result of a low-cycle fatigue crack that initiated in a beyond-limits grinding gouge. Factors include improper maintenance by unknown parties and tree stumps that prohibited a successful emergency landing.

SEA98LA160Accident on August 10, 1998 at Oso, WA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas 369D · serial 800789D

The separation of the 90 degree gearbox and tail rotor assembly for undetermined reasons followed by the inability of the pilot-in-command to maintain control of the rotorcraft.

SEA85LA017Accident on November 13, 1984 at Humptulips, WA: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 8000789D

SEA82FYM16Accident on May 19, 1982 at Birkenfeld, OR: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 789D

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site