N7148Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2018. 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 February 21, 2018
- Serial number
- 570136D
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 15, 2008
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2012
- Last owner
- Phoenix Heliparts INC (Corporation)
Mesa, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-25-235 cancelled July 13, 1970
- Serial number
- 25-2982
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Ecuador
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Miami Aviation CORP (Corporation)
Opa Locka, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7148Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 570136D
The loss of engine power as a result of fatigue cracking of the compressor adaptor coupling initiated by fretting on the pilot diameter and subsequent disconnection of the compressor from the turbine assembly. A contributing factor was the low operating altitude of the helicopter, which made a successful autorotation by the pilot imposible.
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