Turbine helicopter

N50AP

1979 Hughes 500D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
1090585D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bank of Utah Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Salt Lake City, UT
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1979 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N50AP on the FAA register

Type
1979 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1090585D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
2024-03-11
Airworthiness date
2004-01-22
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A637A5
Mode S (octal)
51433645
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N50AP to the current registrant.
  • 2004-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2001-04-29
    Accident at Taylorsville, KY; damage: substantial.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N50AP

N50AP is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1090585D. The FAA register lists Bank of Utah Trustee as the registrant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 multiple category, dated January 22, 2004.

N50AP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); 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

2001-04-29 Accident · Taylorsville, KY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · IAD01TA051
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369D
Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate aircraft control during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.

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.