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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D
N8306F is a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1978. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Rotor Blade LLC, an LLC in Georgetown, South Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 3, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 4, 1978.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Hughes Helicopters Inc
- Model
- HUGHES 369D · all HUGHES 369Ds 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 Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369 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
- 380274D
- 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 SER 400HP · 400 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1978
- Cruising speed
- 112 mph
- Transponder code
- AB5B8A (octal 52655612)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 3, 2016
- Expires
- August 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 25, 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 · May 4, 1978
- FAA region
- SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00803431
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Rotor Blade 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
- 4272 S Fraser St
Georgetown, SC 29440-5198
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N8306F links to the rest of the register
- Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369 207 registered
- Hughes Helicopters Inc 241 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 series 446 aircraft with this engine series · 250 hp
- Type certificate H3WE · held by MD Helicopters INC (Mdhi)
- Rotor Blade LLC 3 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Georgetown, SC 34 aircraft registered in this town
- Georgetown County · GGE
- South Carolina 3,111 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N8306F.json.
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The public federal record on N8306F, 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 Rotor Blade LLC, an LLC, certificate issued August 3, 2016, expires August 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated May 4, 1978, consistent with the 1978 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 380274D for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N8306F 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]
4 NTSB records under N8306F: Accident on June 8, 1999 at Southbend, WA: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 21, 1997 at Moclips, WA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 21, 1990 at Kelso, WA: fatal. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 4
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · operated under 133
The complete loss of power, due to a failure of the compressor impeller disk. Factors include the low altitude of the helicopter at the time of the power loss, and the need to autorotate in a confined area.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · operated under 133
Inadequate installation of the fuel control by company maintenance personnel and a loose nut on a line. A disconnected Pc line was a factor.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · operated under 133
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO KEEP THE EXTERNAL LOAD CLEAR OF OBSTACLES (TREES). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT AND GROUND CREWMAN TO FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES, AND THE PROXIMITY OF THE TREES.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · operated under 133
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data