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HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC HUGHES 369D · 1978 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: WINDWARD AVIATION INC, HI (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Windward Aviation, Inc. (WVXA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
Windward Aviation, Inc. (WVXA)Operatoron 2024-02-20Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2024-02-20 Operator named in NTSB report
HUGHES 369D No injuries PUBUWindward Aviation, Inc.

Operated by WINDWARD AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC24LA016

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 1997-06-21.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1997-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: O-RING — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)

JFK - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE ENGINE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE OIL QUANTITY GAUGE BOTH INDICATED ZERO. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO JFK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING O-RING WAS BLOWN OUT ALLOWING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. AIRCRAFT TO BE TWO-ENGINE FERRIED FROM JFK TO CEF FOR ENGINE CHANGE.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX2967