Turbine helicopter

N69PF

Hughes 500D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1060012D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sanders Associates LLC (LLC)
Based
Bluefield, VA
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Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N69PF on the FAA register

Type
Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1060012D
Engines
1
Registered owner
Sanders Associates LLC
Bluefield, VA
Certificate issued
2020-09-28
Airworthiness date
1976-12-28
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A929A8
Mode S (octal)
52224650
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N69PF.
  • 2007-07-22
    Accident at Omak, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N69PF

N69PF is a Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1060012D. The FAA register lists Sanders Associates LLC as the registrant in Bluefield, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2020 and expires on September 30, 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 28, 1976.

N69PF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2007-07-22 Accident · Omak, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA07TA212
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369D
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the surface of a pond that he was using as a water bucket refill site, which resulted in a tail rotor strike to the water's surface and a torsional overload failure of the tail rotor drive shaft.

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.