Turbine helicopter

N49WK

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
611006D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rail N LLC (LLC)
Based
Oracle, AZ
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1981 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N49WK on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
611006D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Rail N LLC
Oracle, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-05-05
Airworthiness date
2014-09-29
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60FBD
Mode S (octal)
51407675
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

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N49WK to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2003-02-12
    N49WK previously assigned to a Cessna U206G Stationair / U206 Amphibian / 206 Turbine (s/n U20605063); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N49WK

N49WK is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 611006D. The FAA register lists Rail N LLC as the registrant in Oracle, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 5, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

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 September 29, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N49WK.

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 N49WK.

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.