Hughes 500N
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 51
- Active
- 51
1 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500N 500N | — | — | — | — | — |
The FAA paperwork
TCDS H3WE · Rev 26 · issued 2013-11-06
- Category
- Normal Category Helicopter
- MTOW
- 1,521 kg
- Seats
- 1 crew · 4 passengers
- Fuel
- 1,716 L
- Ceiling
- 20,000 ft
Rolls-Royce Corporation (formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-C20R/2
CAR 6 dated December 20, 1956, including Amendments 6-1 through 6-4 and Special Conditions, "Conditions Establishing Compensating Factors Providing an Equivalent Level of Safety Un…
Where to look next
Hughes 500N market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Hughes 500N fleet — updated daily.
32 yearsmedian age
Of the 40 registered Hughes 500N with a known build year (78% of the 51 we track), the median age is 32 years.
3changed registration in 12 months
3 of the 51 registered Hughes 500N we track changed registration in the last 12 months (6% of the fleet), across 3 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 6
- Tracked flights
- 78
- Tracked flight hours
- 134
- Share of fleet flying
- 12%
6 Hughes 500N were tracked flying in the last 90 days (12% of the registered fleet), across 78 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
Registered 500N aircraft
Individual 500N airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N33C· 2018
- N520VC· 2015
- N520PD· 2014
- N977WF· 2013
- N913PG· 2008
- N523HB· 2007
- N103CG· 2006
- VH-NZY· 2002
- N515TH· 2002
- N520GK· 2002
- N520AP· 2001
- N70512· 2000
- N910PG· 2000
- N911PG· 2000
- N102CG· 1998
- C-FTEA· 1997
- N215M· 1997
- N952SD· 1995
- N69TP· 1994
- N520EA· 1994
- N303HF· 1994
- N513PJ· 1993
- N769KB· 1993
- N520MH· 1993