N421VS
Hughes 500D
N421VS on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-07-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2019-07-10Certificate of registration issued as N421VS.
- 1979-10-27Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
About N421VS
N421VS is a Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1090592D. The FAA register lists Vertol Systems Company Inc as the registrant in Destin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.
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 27, 1979.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N421VS.
Published figures for the Hughes 500D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N421VS.
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.
