Turbine helicopter

N90AL

1978 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
880321D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cherry Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
La Jolla, CA
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1978 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N90AL on the FAA register

Type
1978 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
880321D
Engines
Allison 250 SER 400HP
Registered owner
Cherry Helicopters Inc
La Jolla, CA
Certificate issued
2000-05-22
Airworthiness date
1978-09-05
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6CDE
Mode S (octal)
53066336
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N90AL.
  • 1978-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N90AL

N90AL is a 1978 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 880321D. The FAA register lists Cherry Helicopters Inc as the registrant in La Jolla, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2000 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250 SER 400HP 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 September 5, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N90AL.

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 N90AL.

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.