Turbine helicopter

N1097J

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
900801D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Signature Property Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1980 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N1097J on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
900801D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Signature Property Holdings LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2024-05-13
Airworthiness date
2007-03-08
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A02979
Mode S (octal)
50024571
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

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1097J.
  • 2007-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N1097J

N1097J is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 900801D. The FAA register lists Signature Property Holdings LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 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 multiple category, dated March 8, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1097J.

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 N1097J.

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.