Turbine helicopter

N5072F

Hughes 500D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
811024D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Winco Inc (Corporation)
Based
Aurora, OR
 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N5072F.
Registration record

N5072F on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
811024D
Engines
1
Registered owner
Winco Inc
Aurora, OR
Certificate issued
2019-06-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A65695
Mode S (octal)
51453225
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-11
    Accident at Jim Thorpe, PA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2019-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N5072F to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-09
    N5072F previously assigned to a DeHavilland DHC-3T (s/n 366); cancelled.
  • 1975-07-22
    N5072F previously assigned to a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (s/n 239); cancelled.
Overview

About N5072F

N5072F is a Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 811024D. The FAA register lists Winco Inc as the registrant in Aurora, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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.

N5072F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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

2025-09-11 Accident · Jim Thorpe, PA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA344
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369D
Preliminary report: On September 11, 2025, about 1402 eastern daylight time, a Hughes (McDonnell Douglas) 369D helicopter, N5072F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot and line technician were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 external load flight. According to the operator, the helicopter departed a landing zone about 1400 with 45 gallons of Jet-A fuel, to perform work near a 120-ft-tall transmission tower about 1 mile away. The purpose of the flight was to measure and mark sections along a fiber optic wire, located above the transmission wires. Anti-galloping devices (dampers)…
NTSB report ↗

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.