Turbine helicopter

N520PA

Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
490505D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mid Pacific Aero Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Honolulu, HI
 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N520PA.
Registration record

N520PA on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
490505D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Mid Pacific Aero Services LLC
Honolulu, HI
Certificate issued
2020-08-18
Airworthiness date
2010-06-04
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A68A34
Mode S (octal)
51505064
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N520PA to the current registrant.
  • 2010-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-06-17
    N520PA previously assigned to a Bell 47G-4A (s/n 7608); cancelled.
Overview

About N520PA

N520PA is a Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 490505D. The FAA register lists Mid Pacific Aero Services LLC as the registrant in Honolulu, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 June 4, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N520PA. 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

1969-06-19 Accident · Cumberland,Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1788
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-4A — a different aircraft that carried the N520PA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ED FOR BRUSH CONTROL.

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.