Turbine helicopter

N316HK

1979 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
390479D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hawkeye Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Lyndon, KS
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1979 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N316HK on the FAA register

Type
1979 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
390479D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Hawkeye Holdings LLC
Lyndon, KS
Certificate issued
2020-12-17
Airworthiness date
2021-02-03
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A35DD4
Mode S (octal)
50656724
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

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2020-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N316HK.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N316HK

N316HK is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 390479D. The FAA register lists Hawkeye Holdings LLC as the registrant in Lyndon, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 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 February 3, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N316HK.

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 N316HK.

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.