Turbine helicopter

N46662

1979 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
590510D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pensacola, FL
1979 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N46662.
Registration record

N46662 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
590510D
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2006-02-24
Airworthiness date
1986-05-28
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5B32A
Mode S (octal)
51331452
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

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N46662.
  • 1986-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N46662

N46662 is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 590510D. The FAA register lists Brown Helicopter Inc as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 May 28, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N46662.

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 N46662.

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.