Turbine helicopter

N353AH

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
811079D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bank of Utah Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Salt Lake City, UT
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N353AH.
Registration record

N353AH on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
811079D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
2024-03-08
Airworthiness date
2008-08-27
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3EFFA
Mode S (octal)
50767772
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N353AH.
  • 2023-08-05
    Accident at Elberon, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N353AH

N353AH is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 811079D. The FAA register lists Bank of Utah Trustee as the registrant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 August 27, 2008.

N353AH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2023-08-05 Accident · Elberon, VA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA23LA326
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain clearance from a power line structure arm, which resulted in main rotor blade contact.

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.