Turbine helicopter

N4265J

1979 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
790542D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saltville, VA
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1979 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N4265J on the FAA register

Type
1979 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
790542D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saltville, VA
Certificate issued
2024-05-16
Airworthiness date
2025-08-14
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A514F9
Mode S (octal)
51212371
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

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2024-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N4265J to the current registrant.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1974-03-06
    N4265J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-22659); cancelled.
Overview

About N4265J

N4265J is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 790542D. It is registered to an individual in Saltville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2024 and expires on May 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 multiple category, dated August 14, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4265J.

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 N4265J.

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.