Turbine helicopter

N775BD

1977 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
970197D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aviation Advantage Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Tabor City, NC
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1977 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N775BD on the FAA register

Type
1977 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
970197D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Aviation Advantage Inc
Tabor City, NC
Certificate issued
2026-05-12
Airworthiness date
2013-05-31
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AA7BB7
Mode S (octal)
52475667
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

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N775BD.
  • 2013-05-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N775BD

N775BD is a 1977 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 970197D. The FAA register lists Aviation Advantage Inc as the registrant in Tabor City, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

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 31, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N775BD.

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 N775BD.

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.