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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 2, 2026Hughes 369A
N298SD is a Hughes 369A, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1968. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Csw LLC, an LLC in Anacoco, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 20, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated September 21, 2000.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Hughes
- Model
- 369A · all 369As and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Hughes 369 500 series helicopters family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 280332
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurboshaftFAA type of engine code 3 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Allison 250-C10D · 317 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1968
- Transponder code
- A314C6 (octal 50612306)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- April 20, 2022
- Expires
- April 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 28, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 21, 2000
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00525212
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Csw LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 9932 Highway 111
Anacoco, LA 71403-2700
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N298SD links to the rest of the register
- Hughes 369 500 series helicopters 123 registered
- Hughes 386 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C10D 13 aircraft with this engine series · 317 hp
- Type certificate H3WE · held by MD Helicopters INC (Mdhi)
- Csw LLC 3 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Anacoco, LA 9 aircraft registered in this town
- Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Hughes 369 500 series helicopters 52 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Hughes 369 500 series helicopters 1,198 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Hughes 369 500 series helicopters 165 supplemental type certificates
- Failure reports on the Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C10D 2 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N298SD, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Csw LLC, an LLC, certificate issued April 20, 2022, expires April 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated September 21, 2000, 32 years after the 1968 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 280332 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N298SD according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N298SD: Accident on April 8, 2016 at Weatherford, TX: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 30, 2009 at Baltimore, OH: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369 · operated under 091
The pilot/mechanic's inadequate postmaintenance and preflight inspections, which resulted in his failure to remove the antitorque pedal lock and a subsequent loss of control during hover operations.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369A · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point, and his decision not to perform a go-around.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data