Turbine helicopter

N500HW

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
480294D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heliwild Investments LLC (LLC)
Based
Austin, TX
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1978 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N500HW on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
480294D
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Heliwild Investments LLC
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2021-09-07
Airworthiness date
2021-10-31
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63AB4
Mode S (octal)
51435264
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2021-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N500HW to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-29
    N500HW previously assigned to a Aero Commander 500 (s/n 661); cancelled.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N500HW

N500HW is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 480294D. The FAA register lists Heliwild Investments LLC as the registrant in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 October 31, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500HW.

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 N500HW.

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.