Turbine helicopter

N7079K

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
610988D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dah Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Georgetown, SC
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N7079K.
Registration record

N7079K on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
610988D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Dah Aircraft LLC
Georgetown, SC
Certificate issued
2011-04-06
Airworthiness date
2018-11-12
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9722C
Mode S (octal)
52271054
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N7079K to the current registrant.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1953-10-19
    N7079K previously assigned to a Piper PA-20 (s/n 20-200); cancelled.
Overview

About N7079K

N7079K is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 610988D. The FAA register lists Dah Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Georgetown, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 12, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7079K.

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 N7079K.

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.