1980
Year
C-FBVH — 1980 Hughes 369D
C-FBVH is a 1980 Hughes 369D based in Powell River, British Columbia, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 800779D).
Turbine helicopter
Category
British Columbia
Based
42
Of this type in Canada
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The aircraft
Year built1980 · 46 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Helicopter
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Turbo Shaft
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.1,361 kg · 3,000 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Powell River, British Columbia
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Vancouver
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes. It identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.800779D
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Hughes Helicopters Div.- Summa Corp.
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message. Flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C004CE
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward, like charter, flight training or aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
AirworthinessThe standard certificate: the aircraft conforms to its approved design and is maintained by a licensed engineer. No restrictions beyond the type's own, and it's what buyers and lenders expect to see.Certificate of Airworthiness
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.H3WE
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered. It isn't the year it was built.4 May 2022
Where C-FBVH is, and how to track it
C-FBVH transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C004CE. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft spend most of their time on the ground. If a tracker shows nothing, it's probably just parked.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-FBVH on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-FBVH?
The Hughes 369D is uncommon in Canada. There are 42 on the register. It belongs to the MD / Hughes 369 & 500 family, which has 57 in Canada.
- 23 of the 42 are in British Columbia.
- Half of them were built before 1980. C-FBVH is right in the middle.
- Canada has 81 Hughes aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 2,049 turbine helicopter aircraft, 686 of them in British Columbia.
- 31 aircraft are based in Powell River. See them all →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 4 reports on file mentioning C-FBVH (2012–2021). 2 record damage. The other 2 are filed with no damage recorded. Those are things like bird strikes, air traffic events and equipment reports, which get logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Substantial · Sep 9, 2021
Accident — cruise phase — 5021N / 12441W · TSB file A21P0098
Substantial · Sep 19, 2014
Accident — hover phase — 17 NM north of Lindsay Lake · TSB file A14C0147
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so a clean record doesn't prove an aircraft has never been damaged. It doesn't replace a title search, an AD check, a pre-purchase inspection or the logbooks. 3 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Hughes 369D in Canada
C-GRTX 1983 · C-FASX 1982 · C-FMAL 1982 · C-GHFL 1982 · C-GJHU 1982 · C-GYJC 1982 · all Hughes 369D →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.