Turbine helicopter

N106SU

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
510954D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Signature Property Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1981 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N106SU on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
510954D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Signature Property Holdings LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-09-30
Airworthiness date
2018-04-09
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A01CA1
Mode S (octal)
50016241
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
232 nm
Cruise (type)
125 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N106SU.
  • 2018-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N106SU

N106SU is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 510954D. The FAA register lists Signature Property Holdings LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20B engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 125 knots and a range of about 232 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 9, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N106SU.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
232 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Hughes 500D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N106SU.

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.