Turbine helicopter

N765BW

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
200661D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hva Inc (Corporation)
Based
Summersville, WV
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1980 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N765BW on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
200661D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Hva Inc
Summersville, WV
Certificate issued
2023-04-26
Airworthiness date
2013-05-03
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA5449
Mode S (octal)
52452111
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).
  • 2023-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N765BW.
  • 2013-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N765BW

N765BW is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 200661D. The FAA register lists Hva Inc as the registrant in Summersville, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 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 May 3, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N765BW.

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 N765BW.

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.