Turbine helicopter

N8617F

1977 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
570128D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United States Department of Agriculture + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Cedar City, UT
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1977 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N8617F on the FAA register

Type
1977 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
570128D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 250HP
Registered owner
United States Department of Agriculture + 1 co-owner
Cedar City, UT
Certificate issued
2002-06-07
Airworthiness date
1977-08-13
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABD5E1
Mode S (octal)
52752741
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8617F.
  • 1977-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8617F

N8617F is a 1977 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 570128D. The FAA register lists United States Department of Agriculture + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Cedar City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 250HP 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 August 13, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8617F.

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 N8617F.

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.