N9089F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 369HS built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 26, 2021 when the aircraft was exported to Philippines. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Hughes 369HS cancelled March 26, 2021
- Serial number
- 1010346S
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Philippines
- Certificate issued
- January 31, 2017
- Last FAA action
- September 2, 2019
- Last owner
- Chance Air INC (Corporation)
Port Vila, - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N9089F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HS · serial 1010346S
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and his improper autorotation technique that induced the roll and subsequent ground collision. A factor was his lack of recurrent training.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HS · serial 1010346S
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.
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