Hughes 369HS — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 23, 2026
There are 426 Hughes 369HS airframes on record (built 1968–1977), 67 currently registered. 10 have one or more NTSB accident records (10 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 23, 2026.
Recent Hughes 369HS accidents
The designated pilot examiner’s failure to maintain a proper descent during a practice 180° autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
A partial loss of engine power due to corrosion and erosion damage to the engine’s compressor section components.
A The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined asbecause the helicopter sank in the oceanwater and was not recovered.
The pilot did not see the wires resulting in the subsequent wire collision.
The failure of both the pilot and the fish master of the vessel to adequately monitor their environment, which resulted in a collision.
The pilot's failure to comply with established cold weather operating procedures, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's excessive aft cyclic input during the landing flare, which resulted in main rotor blade contact with the tail boom.