Turbine helicopter

N53846

1982 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
1070-D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerial Solutions Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Tabor City, NC
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1982 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N53846 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1070-D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Aerial Solutions Inc
Tabor City, NC
Certificate issued
2026-06-19
Airworthiness date
2005-07-22
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6D128
Mode S (octal)
51550450
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

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N53846.
  • 2005-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N53846

N53846 is a 1982 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1070-D. The FAA register lists Aerial Solutions Inc as the registrant in Tabor City, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 July 22, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53846. 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

1983-12-26 Accident · Escalante, UT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN84LA051
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N53846 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.