Turbine helicopter

N861MC

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
980348D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Quicksilver Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
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1978 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N861MC on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
980348D
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Quicksilver Air Inc
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2019-01-28
Airworthiness date
2018-11-16
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABD3A4
Mode S (octal)
52751644
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N861MC.
  • 2018-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N861MC

N861MC is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 980348D. The FAA register lists Quicksilver Air Inc as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2019 and expires on January 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 standard category (normal), dated November 16, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N861MC.

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 N861MC.

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.