Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D
N9159F is a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 4 seats. It is registered to Apex Heli-Support LLC, an LLC in Phoenix, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 8, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated May 3, 1988.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Hughes Helicopters Inc
- Model
- HUGHES 369D · all HUGHES 369Ds and related versions
- Serial number
- 1090605D
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 motor · Allison 250-C20 SER · 420 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 112 mph
- Transponder code
- ACACD7 (octal 53126327)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 8, 2026
- Expires
- August 31, 2033
- Last FAA action
- August 8, 2026
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · May 3, 1988
- FAA region
- Western-Pacific
- FAA record id
- 00420951
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Apex Heli-Support LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 1637 W Knudsen Dr Ste 100
Phoenix, AZ 85027-2145
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N9159F, 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 Apex Heli-Support LLC, an LLC, certificate issued August 8, 2026, expires August 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1090605D for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N9159F 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]
2 NTSB records under N9159F: Accident on February 9, 2022 at Bel Air, MD: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 25, 2020 at Pylesville, MD: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · operated under 091
A loss of engine power due to bearing failures in the turbine section resulting from a fatigue fracture of the oil supply line that fed oil to the Nos. 6 and 7 bearings. The oil line failure led to rapid deterioration of the bearings from oil starvation. Contributing to the power loss was the installation of a No. 8 stationary seal with an undersized outside diameter, which resulted in a reduction of support for the turbine section rotating components and resulted in high vibration loads in the engine, which ultimately caused the oil supply line to fatigue and fail. Also contributing was the improper or inadequate inspections of the No. 8 stationary seal by maintenance personnel.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ERA22LA117 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369 · operated under 133
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of unporting of the fuel tank supply pickup while the helicopter was maneuvered to move a conductor wire. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter’s inappropriate configuration for the type of operation being conducted, which impeded the pilot’s ability to release the long line and perform a successful emergency landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ERA20LA160 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data