Turbine helicopter

N510PA

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
811073D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cedar Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Shelton, WA
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N510PA.
Registration record

N510PA on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
811073D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Cedar Helicopters LLC
Shelton, WA
Certificate issued
2019-04-18
Airworthiness date
2014-12-28
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A662B5
Mode S (octal)
51461265
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N510PA to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-09-15
    N510PA previously assigned to a British Aerospace Bae Jetstream 3101 (s/n 677); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N510PA

N510PA is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 811073D. The FAA register lists Cedar Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Shelton, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 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 December 28, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N510PA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2015-11-03 Accident · Sedro-Woolley, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR16LA021
Reported aircraft: Md Helicopter 369D — a different aircraft that carried the N510PA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of naphthenate fuel contamination, which blocked the fuel flow through the start pump.

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.