Turbine helicopter

N5106Y

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
811057D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Casper, WY
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N5106Y.
Registration record

N5106Y on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
811057D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-02-18
Airworthiness date
2008-01-05
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A664B0
Mode S (octal)
51462260
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5106Y to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1984-06-07
    Accident at Bedford, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-03-09
    N5106Y previously assigned to a Cessna 210N (s/n 21064075); cancelled.
  • 1965-11-04
    N5106Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-23 (s/n 27-2132); cancelled.
Overview

About N5106Y

N5106Y is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 811057D. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 January 5, 2008.

N5106Y 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

1984-06-07 Accident · Bedford, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC84LA204
Reported aircraft: Hughes 500D

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.