Turbine helicopter

N863MC

1980 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
1200879D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Quicksilver Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
1980 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N863MC.
Registration record

N863MC on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
1200879D
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Quicksilver Air Inc
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2019-02-13
Airworthiness date
2018-11-28
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABDB12
Mode S (octal)
52755422
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N863MC.
  • 2018-11-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N863MC

N863MC is a 1980 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 1200879D. The FAA register lists Quicksilver Air Inc as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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 standard category (normal), dated November 28, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N863MC.

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 N863MC.

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.