Turbine helicopter

N369ED

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
870167D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Monroe Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Vestavia, AL
1978 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N369ED.
Registration record

N369ED on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
870167D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Monroe Helicopters LLC
Vestavia, AL
Certificate issued
2026-05-12
Airworthiness date
2026-08-14
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A42E23
Mode S (octal)
51027043
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

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2026-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N369ED.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N369ED

N369ED is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 870167D. The FAA register lists Monroe Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Vestavia, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

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 14, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N369ED.

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 N369ED.

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.