Turbine helicopter

N734SL

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
911027D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Laroche Aviation Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Bellaire, OH
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1981 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N734SL on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
911027D
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Laroche Aviation Services LLC
Bellaire, OH
Certificate issued
2023-07-21
Airworthiness date
1981-12-29
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9DB82
Mode S (octal)
52355602
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

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N734SL to the current registrant.
  • 2013-02-26
    N734SL previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17269076); cancelled.
  • 1981-12-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N734SL

N734SL is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 911027D. The FAA register lists Laroche Aviation Services LLC as the registrant in Bellaire, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

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 December 29, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N734SL.

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 N734SL.

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.