Aircraft Description
N8617F is a 1977 Hughes 369D, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to United States Department of Agriculture in Cedar City, UT. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 13, 1977. The registration certificate was issued on June 7, 2002. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a Allison 250 SER 250HP engine producing 250 horsepower, N8617F is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABD5E1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8617F was last tracked by AviatorDB near Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field (KGTU) on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N8617F was last updated on March 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Hughes is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 674 Hughes aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 369D model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8617F. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC