Turbine helicopter

N348

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
1000824D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bhh Leasing #2 LLC (LLC)
Based
Pensacola, FL
1980 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N348.
Registration record

N348 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1000824D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Bhh Leasing #2 LLC
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2026-06-24
Airworthiness date
1980-10-25
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3DB05
Mode S (octal)
50755405
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

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N348 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-12-15
    N348 previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-3882); cancelled.
  • 1947-01-28
    N348 previously assigned to a North American SNJ-4 (s/n 10267); cancelled.
Overview

About N348

N348 is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1000824D. The FAA register lists Bhh Leasing #2 LLC as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

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 October 25, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N348. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2014-12-15 Accident · Lake Siutghiol Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN15WA108
Reported aircraft: Airbus EC135T2+ — a different aircraft that carried the N348 registration before this airframe.
1965-10-28 Accident · Augusta Mont, 26 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0944
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N348 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT-CONDUCTED FLT.IN MT AREA WITH INSUFF ALTITUD

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.