Turbine helicopter

N541

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
711023D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chaparral Air Group (Corporation)
Based
Grapevine, TX
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N541.
Registration record

N541 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
711023D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
Chaparral Air Group
Grapevine, TX
Certificate issued
2011-11-23
Airworthiness date
1981-07-14
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6DBA2
Mode S (octal)
51555642
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

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-11-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N541.
  • 1981-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N541

N541 is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 711023D. The FAA register lists Chaparral Air Group as the registrant in Grapevine, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 23, 2011 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 July 14, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N541.

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 N541.

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.