Turbine helicopter

N735CB

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
1100858D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chesapeake, VA
1980 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N735CB.
Registration record

N735CB on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1100858D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc
Chesapeake, VA
Certificate issued
2025-04-10
Airworthiness date
2010-05-04
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A9DDD2
Mode S (octal)
52356722
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

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N735CB to the current registrant.
  • 2017-09-05
    N735CB previously assigned to a Beechcraft G58 Baron (s/n TH-2429); cancelled.
  • 2010-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1977-01-25
    N735CB previously assigned to a Cessna 182Q Skylane (s/n 18265309); cancelled.
Overview

About N735CB

N735CB is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1100858D. The FAA register lists Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Chesapeake, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

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 restricted category, dated May 4, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N735CB.

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 N735CB.

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.