Turbine helicopter

N500DC

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
290456D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hva Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Gettysburg, PA
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1978 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N500DC on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
290456D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Hva Holdings LLC
Gettysburg, PA
Certificate issued
2024-05-06
Airworthiness date
2007-03-08
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A63A3E
Mode S (octal)
51435076
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).
  • 2024-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N500DC.
  • 2007-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N500DC

N500DC is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 290456D. The FAA register lists Hva Holdings LLC as the registrant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 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 March 8, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500DC.

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 N500DC.

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.