Turbine helicopter

N131NW

1982 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
1131D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Port Orchard, WA
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1982 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N131NW on the FAA register

Type
1982 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1131D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc
Port Orchard, WA
Certificate issued
2016-05-03
Airworthiness date
2016-05-11
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A08029
Mode S (octal)
50100051
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

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2016-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N131NW.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N131NW

N131NW is a 1982 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1131D. The FAA register lists Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc as the registrant in Port Orchard, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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 standard category (normal), dated May 11, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N131NW.

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 N131NW.

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.