Turbine helicopter

N518PA

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
400694D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Patriot Aviation Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Greenville, DE
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1980 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N518PA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
400694D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Patriot Aviation Inc
Greenville, DE
Certificate issued
2013-06-18
Airworthiness date
2013-06-22
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6806D
Mode S (octal)
51500155
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).
  • 2013-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N518PA to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-15
    N518PA previously assigned to a British Aerospace Bae Jetstream 3101 (s/n 658); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N518PA

N518PA is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 400694D. The FAA register lists Patriot Aviation Inc as the registrant in Greenville, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2013 and expires on June 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 June 22, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518PA.

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 N518PA.

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.