Turbine helicopter

N716CB

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
500701D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cbhelos LLC (LLC)
Based
Chesapeake, VA
1980 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N716CB.
Registration record

N716CB on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
500701D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Cbhelos LLC
Chesapeake, VA
Certificate issued
2023-02-04
Airworthiness date
1999-01-21
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9928B
Mode S (octal)
52311213
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N716CB to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-11
    N716CB previously assigned to a Cessna Citation 500 (s/n 500-0055); cancelled.
  • 1999-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N716CB

N716CB is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 500701D. The FAA register lists Cbhelos LLC as the registrant in Chesapeake, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 January 21, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N716CB.

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 N716CB.

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.