Turbine helicopter

N500VS

1977 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
170072D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Company Inc (Corporation)
Based
Destin, FL
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1977 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N500VS on the FAA register

Type
1977 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
170072D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Company Inc
Destin, FL
Certificate issued
2014-07-02
Airworthiness date
2014-07-15
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63BDC
Mode S (octal)
51435734
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N500VS.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N500VS

N500VS is a 1977 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 170072D. The FAA register lists Vertol Systems Company Inc as the registrant in Destin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 standard category (normal), dated July 15, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500VS.

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 N500VS.

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.