Turbine helicopter

N502HB

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
480291D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Active Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Newark, DE
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1978 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N502HB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
480291D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Active Aviation LLC
Newark, DE
Certificate issued
2025-09-29
Airworthiness date
1978-06-20
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6420F
Mode S (octal)
51441017
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N502HB.
  • 1978-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N502HB

N502HB is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 480291D. The FAA register lists Active Aviation LLC as the registrant in Newark, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP 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 June 20, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N502HB.

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 N502HB.

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.