Turbine helicopter

N212EL

1982 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
1097D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mark Mondo Building & Excavating Inc (Corporation)
Based
Reno, OH
1982 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N212EL.
Registration record

N212EL on the FAA register

Type
1982 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1097D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Mark Mondo Building & Excavating Inc
Reno, OH
Certificate issued
2024-09-16
Airworthiness date
1998-06-05
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A1C15F
Mode S (octal)
50340537
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

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N212EL to the current registrant.
  • 1998-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1997-05-23
    N212EL previously assigned to a Bell 212 (s/n 30982); cancelled.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N212EL

N212EL is a 1982 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1097D. The FAA register lists Mark Mondo Building & Excavating Inc as the registrant in Reno, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

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 June 5, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N212EL.

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 N212EL.

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.