Turbine helicopter

N700CB

1977 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
170074D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chesapeake, VA
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1977 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N700CB on the FAA register

Type
1977 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
170074D
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc
Chesapeake, VA
Certificate issued
2024-06-11
Airworthiness date
1979-02-26
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A954C2
Mode S (octal)
52252302
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

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N700CB.
  • 1979-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N700CB

N700CB is a 1977 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 170074D. The FAA register lists Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Chesapeake, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 February 26, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N700CB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1984-08-03 Accident · Detroit, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI84LA327
Reported aircraft: Gulfstream 690 — a different aircraft that carried the N700CB registration before this airframe.

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.