N539 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 369A built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 6, 2020 when the aircraft was exported to Philippines. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N539 is reserved by a private party since April 23, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 23, 2027.
Hughes 369A cancelled March 6, 2020
- Serial number
- 380383
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Philippines
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 2008
- Last FAA action
- June 19, 2018
- Last owner
- Helifish INC (Corporation)
Port Villa, - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Waco 9 cancelled October 11, 1937
- Serial number
- A-125
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 3, 1935
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Hardy L Malcolm (Individual)
Merrimac, MA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N539
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369A · serial 38-0383
The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.
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