Turbine helicopter

N36KR

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
580315D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dragonfly Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Mirando City, TX
1978 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N36KR.
Registration record

N36KR on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
580315D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Dragonfly Aviation LLC
Mirando City, TX
Certificate issued
2013-12-30
Airworthiness date
2013-12-31
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A40AE4
Mode S (octal)
51005344
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-12-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-12-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N36KR.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N36KR

N36KR is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 580315D. The FAA register lists Dragonfly Aviation LLC as the registrant in Mirando City, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 30, 2013 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 December 31, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N36KR.

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 N36KR.

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.