Turbine helicopter

N11056

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
310905D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters I Inc (Corporation)
Based
Olympia, WA
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N11056.
Registration record

N11056 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
310905D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters I Inc
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2002-03-07
Airworthiness date
2011-11-04
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A02F59
Mode S (octal)
50027531
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N11056 to the current registrant.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1966-11-23
    N11056 previously assigned to a Champion 7GCBC (s/n 7GCBC-1); cancelled.
  • 1941-02-15
    N11056 previously assigned to a Rearwin Airplanes Junior 3000 (s/n 213); cancelled.
Overview

About N11056

N11056 is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 310905D. The FAA register lists Northwest Helicopters I Inc as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2002 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 standard category (normal), dated November 4, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N11056.

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 N11056.

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.