Turbine helicopter

N5FC

1976 Hughes 369C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
0787S
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sara Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1976 Hughes 369C
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Registration record

N5FC on the FAA register

Type
1976 Hughes 369C (FAA: Hughes 369HS)
Serial
0787S
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Sara Helicopters Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-10-21
Airworthiness date
1976-04-14
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A635BE
Mode S (octal)
51432676
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N5FC.
  • 1991-03-27
    Accident at Columbia, MD; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5FC

N5FC is a 1976 Hughes 369C (FAA model 369HS), serial number 0787S. The FAA register lists Sara Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 14, 1976.

N5FC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-03-27 Accident · Columbia, MD Damage: Substantial NTSB · BFO91LA036
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369HS
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION (FENCE POST).

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

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.