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N5187S1982 Hughes 369D

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026

N5187S appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2018, 1 fatality). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
610968D
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
369D
Year
1982
Category
Rotorcraft
Engine
Allison 250-c20 Ser
Registration
Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

  1. CEN19FA020Nov 2, 2018Mcdougal, ARFatal · 1 fatal

    The pilot's failure to maintain the helicopter's clearance from the powerline structure while hovering in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the structure and an uncontrolled descent into terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1982 Hughes 369D).

  1. Jun 14, 2022deregisteredAir2 Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N5187S was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1982 Hughes 369D above.

Frequently asked

Has N5187S been in an accident?
Yes. N5187S appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2018.
What kind of aircraft is N5187S?
N5187S is a 1982 Hughes 369D (rotorcraft), serial number 610968D.
Has N5187S been in a fatal accident?
An NTSB record for N5187S (CEN19FA020) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.

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