Turbine helicopter

N6635Q

Hughes 500C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
440589S
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tre Aviation Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N6635Q on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 500C
Serial
440589S
Engines
1
Registered owner
Tre Aviation Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-08-02
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A8C274
Mode S (octal)
52141164
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
326 nm
Cruise (type)
125 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N6635Q to the current registrant.
  • 1985-06-07
    N6635Q previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 1691); cancelled.
Overview

About N6635Q

N6635Q is a Hughes 500C, serial number 440589S. The FAA register lists Tre Aviation Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 125 knots and a range of about 326 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 N6635Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
326 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Hughes 500C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-04-02 Accident · Bonita,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0486
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N6635Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DING ROLL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Hughes 500C aircraft

All 3 Hughes 500C registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Delaware

All 10,965 aircraft registered in Delaware →
Similar aircraft

Other turbine helicopters on the register

  • N2112S Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
  • N319AE Bell 206L-4
  • N1MZ American Eurocopter AS350B3
  • N12TH McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters
  • N369DB Hughes 369C
  • N120CU Eurocopter EC120B / EC 120B Turbine Helicopters
More from Hughes

Hughes models on the register

Own N6635Q?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Delaware· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.