Turbine helicopter

N743MH

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
811034D
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 N743MH.
Registration record

N743MH on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
811034D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Dah Aircraft LLC
Georgetown, SC
Certificate issued
2015-04-16
Airworthiness date
2015-04-27
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9FECA
Mode S (octal)
52377312
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N743MH.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N743MH

N743MH is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 811034D. The FAA register lists Dah Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Georgetown, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 April 27, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N743MH.

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 N743MH.

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.