Turbine helicopter

N1103L

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
1000812D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aviation Advantage Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Tabor City, NC
1980 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N1103L.
Registration record

N1103L on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1000812D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Aviation Advantage Inc
Tabor City, NC
Certificate issued
2026-05-12
Airworthiness date
1986-11-14
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A02EFF
Mode S (octal)
50027377
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

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N1103L to the current registrant.
  • 1986-11-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1975-08-21
    N1103L previously assigned to a Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4 (s/n 694); cancelled.
Overview

About N1103L

N1103L is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1000812D. The FAA register lists Aviation Advantage Inc as the registrant in Tabor City, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 restricted category, dated November 14, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1103L.

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 N1103L.

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.