N5211R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 6, 2017. 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 March 6, 2017
- Serial number
- 1161D
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 22, 2003
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2009
- Last owner
- Helibase LLC (Corporation)
Carroll Valley, PA - Airworthiness
- Multiple · Limited; Restricted; Patrolling
Cessna 185 cancelled September 22, 1980
- Serial number
- 18503019
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- March 17, 1980
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Houma Aviation Services INC (Corporation)
Houma, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5211R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes HU-369-D · serial 1161D
The tail rotor assembly failed due to a fatigue fracture of the input gearshaft in the tail rotor gearbox assembly, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and subsequent collision with trees.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 1161D
FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE AN AUTO- ROTATION LANDING BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE.
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