Turbine helicopter

N556AC

Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
870173D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ac Odyssey LLC (LLC)
Based
Bellevue, WA
 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N556AC.
Registration record

N556AC on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
870173D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Ac Odyssey LLC
Bellevue, WA
Certificate issued
2019-05-22
Airworthiness date
1977-11-11
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A715B8
Mode S (octal)
51612670
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

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N556AC.
  • 1977-11-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N556AC

N556AC is a Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 870173D. The FAA register lists Ac Odyssey LLC as the registrant in Bellevue, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP 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 November 11, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N556AC.

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 N556AC.

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.