N500DC1978 Hughes HUGHES 369D
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply51 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Hva Holdings LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Gettysburg, PA
- Certificate issued
- May 6, 2024
- Expires
- May 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Patrolling
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 8, 2007
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Hughes
- Model
- HUGHES 369D
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 290456D
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H3WE
- Mode S code
- A63A3E
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250-C20b
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowHva Holdings LLCGettysburg, PA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-16-04 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Sep 7, 2006 | Engine (250-C20B) |
| 2006-13-06 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Jul 26, 2006 | Engine (250-C20B)Only with: Engines with gas producer rotor assembly tie bolt P/Ns A23008020, E23008020 (EXTEX), 23008020, 6843388, 6876991 (RRC), A23008020 (SAP), or 23008020P (Pacific Sky Supply) installed. |
| 2005-10-13 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-B17B, -B17C, -B17D, -B17E… | Jun 22, 2005 | Engine (250-C20B)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (51)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Exhaust · exhaust pipe · crackedMar 25, 2018
EXHAUST PIPE CRACKED ON THE AFT LOWER MOUNT FLANGE ALLOWING AFT MOUNT SADDLE TO SLIDE OUT OF POSITION. CRACK OCCURRED 79.4 FLT HRS FROM NEW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pump · inoperativeJan 20, 2002
BOOST PUMP IS INOPERATIVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · rccb · failedDec 21, 2001
REVERSE CURRENT FAILED TO CLOSE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Exhaust · exhaust stack · crackedJul 20, 2001
PART IS CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · damper · stretchedJun 19, 2001
PART IS STRETCHED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · swashplate · looseJun 19, 2001
PART HAS EXCESIVE AXIAL PLAY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · swashplate · looseMay 24, 2001
SWASHPLATE HAS EXCESIVE AXIAL PLAY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · motor · malfunctionedApr 19, 2001
PART IS SLOW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · indicator · malfunctionedMar 15, 2000
TORQUE GAUGE NEEDLE BOUNCES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · seat · brokenMar 7, 2000
BOTTOM OF SEAT IS BROKEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 51 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026