N500TZ
1979 Hughes 500D
N500TZ on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-07-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2021-07-30Certificate of registration issued as N500TZ.
- 2003-02-14Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1979Manufactured (1979).
About N500TZ
N500TZ is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 590507D. The FAA register lists Gulf Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Santa Fe, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 February 14, 2003.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500TZ.
Published figures for the Hughes 500D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500TZ.
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.
