Turbine helicopter

N478NW

1973 Hughes 369C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
530478S
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tmds Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Gig Harbor, WA
1973 Hughes 369C
Representative photo of a Hughes 369C. Not a photo of N478NW.
Registration record

N478NW on the FAA register

Type
1973 Hughes 369C (FAA: Hughes 369HS)
Serial
530478S
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Tmds Air Inc
Gig Harbor, WA
Certificate issued
2018-10-02
Airworthiness date
2020-09-30
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E013
Mode S (octal)
51360023
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2018-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N478NW.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N478NW

N478NW is a 1973 Hughes 369C (FAA model 369HS), serial number 530478S. The FAA register lists Tmds Air Inc as the registrant in Gig Harbor, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 30, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N478NW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N478NW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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