Turbine helicopter

N69DV

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
410950D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tripwire South LLC (LLC)
Based
Gettysburg, PA
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1981 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N69DV on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
410950D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Tripwire South LLC
Gettysburg, PA
Certificate issued
2025-12-12
Airworthiness date
2020-12-16
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A928BC
Mode S (octal)
52224274
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N69DV to the current registrant.
  • 2020-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-06-07
    N69DV previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7654128); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N69DV

N69DV is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 410950D. The FAA register lists Tripwire South LLC as the registrant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 December 16, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N69DV.

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 N69DV.

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.