N163PJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D cancelled February 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 1068D
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 19, 2004
- Last FAA action
- October 22, 2012
- Last owner
- P J Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Red Bluff, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N163PJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 1068D
The pilot’s failure to prevent the helicopter from entering a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition during an external load operation, which resulted in the helicopter’s main rotor blades impacting the truck.
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