N8648F
1978 Hughes 500D
N8648F on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-08-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2018-07-04Accident at Majuro; damage: destroyed.
- 2015-08-04Certificate of registration issued as N8648F.
- 2015-07-10Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1978Manufactured (1978).
About N8648F
N8648F is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 180257D. The FAA register lists Vertol Systems Co Inc as the registrant in Destin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.
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 July 10, 2015.
N8648F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.
Published figures for the Hughes 500D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
