Turbine helicopter

N594DB

1982 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
1169D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Deland Air and Sea Brokerage Inc (Corporation)
Based
Deland, FL
1982 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N594DB.
Registration record

N594DB on the FAA register

Type
1982 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1169D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Deland Air and Sea Brokerage Inc
Deland, FL
Certificate issued
2024-01-30
Airworthiness date
2024-11-06
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7AC90
Mode S (octal)
51726220
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

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N594DB.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N594DB

N594DB is a 1982 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1169D. The FAA register lists Deland Air and Sea Brokerage Inc as the registrant in Deland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20B 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 6, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N594DB.

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 N594DB.

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.