Turbine helicopter

N86ST

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
711012D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerial Solutions Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Tabor City, NC
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N86ST.
Registration record

N86ST on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
711012D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Aerial Solutions Inc
Tabor City, NC
Certificate issued
2026-06-19
Airworthiness date
1995-12-26
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABCE20
Mode S (octal)
52747040
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

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N86ST.
  • 1995-12-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N86ST

N86ST is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 711012D. The FAA register lists Aerial Solutions Inc as the registrant in Tabor City, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series 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 December 26, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N86ST.

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 N86ST.

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.