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N500VS

Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D

Valid Florida

N500VS is a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1977. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Vertol Systems Company INC, a corporation in Destin, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 2, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 15, 2014.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes Helicopters Inc
Model
HUGHES 369D
Serial number
170072D
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Allison 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1977
Cruising speed
112 mph
Transponder code
A63BDC (octal 51435734)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 2, 2014
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · July 15, 2014
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00231939

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertol Systems Company INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 727
Destin, FL 32540-0727

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data