Turbine helicopter

N555BH

Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1200857D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Agricultural Air Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Jupiter, FL
 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N555BH.
Registration record

N555BH on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1200857D
Engines
1
Registered owner
Agricultural Air Services LLC
Jupiter, FL
Certificate issued
2020-10-19
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A7121F
Mode S (octal)
51611037
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N555BH.
Overview

About N555BH

N555BH is a Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1200857D. The FAA register lists Agricultural Air Services LLC as the registrant in Jupiter, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N555BH. 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

2007-11-09 Accident · Morristown, TN Fatal injury NTSB · NYC08LA028
Reported aircraft: Bell 407 — a different aircraft that carried the N555BH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the idling main rotor blade. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the manufacturer's procedure for securing the helicopter.

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.