Turbine helicopter

N1578F

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
610957D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heliservice LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1981 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N1578F on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
610957D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Heliservice LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2009-10-26
Airworthiness date
1981-07-08
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E7A6
Mode S (octal)
50163646
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N1578F to the current registrant.
  • 1981-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-09-10
    N1578F previously assigned to a Cessna 185D (s/n 185-0954); cancelled.
Overview

About N1578F

N1578F is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 610957D. The FAA register lists Heliservice LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2009 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 July 8, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1578F.

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 N1578F.

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.