Turbine helicopter

N369FC

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
610983D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20R/2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC (LLC)
Based
Emmett, ID
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N369FC.
Registration record

N369FC on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
610983D
Engines
Allison 250-C20R/2
Registered owner
Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC
Emmett, ID
Certificate issued
2022-10-15
Airworthiness date
2025-10-09
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A42E3B
Mode S (octal)
51027073
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2022-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N369FC.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N369FC

N369FC is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 610983D. The FAA register lists Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC as the registrant in Emmett, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20R/2 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 experimental category (research & development), dated October 9, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N369FC.

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 N369FC.

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.