Turbine helicopter

N811WA

1979 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
590517D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Windward Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Puunene, HI
1979 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N811WA.
Registration record

N811WA on the FAA register

Type
1979 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
590517D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Windward Aviation Inc
Puunene, HI
Certificate issued
2016-07-05
Airworthiness date
2017-12-06
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AB0F08
Mode S (octal)
52607410
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

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2016-07-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N811WA.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N811WA

N811WA is a 1979 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 590517D. The FAA register lists Windward Aviation Inc as the registrant in Puunene, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 5, 2016 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 multiple category, dated December 6, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N811WA.

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 N811WA.

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.