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N501VS

Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D

Valid Florida

N501VS 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 CO INC, a corporation in Destin, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 29, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 13, 2015.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes Helicopters Inc
Model
HUGHES 369D
Serial number
170050D
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Allison 250-C20B · 420 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1977
Cruising speed
112 mph
Transponder code
A63F93 (octal 51437623)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 29, 2015
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · May 13, 2015
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00023261

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertol Systems CO 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