N9116F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 369HS built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 22, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Hughes 369HS cancelled May 22, 2013
- Serial number
- 720396S
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 8, 1989
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 1998
- Last owner
- Stevens Racing Products INC (Corporation)
Mooresville, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N9116F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HS · serial 0396S
THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO LAND DOWNWIND IN A CONFINED AREA THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE TAILWIND CONDITION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
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
