Turbine helicopter

N5313Y

1979 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
490496D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Seley Corp (Corporation)
Based
Ketchikan, AK
1979 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N5313Y.
Registration record

N5313Y on the FAA register

Type
1979 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
490496D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Seley Corp
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
2026-01-19
Airworthiness date
1979-03-10
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6B6FC
Mode S (octal)
51533374
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

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N5313Y to the current registrant.
  • 1979-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1964-07-01
    N5313Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2386); cancelled.
Overview

About N5313Y

N5313Y is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 490496D. The FAA register lists Seley Corp as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 19, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 March 10, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5313Y. 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

1985-05-07 Accident · Ketchikan, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA85LA108
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N5313Y registration before this airframe.

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.