# N436DS: Hughes 500C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 500C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-500c) (registry code 4470805, 6 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (MD Helicopters LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 630487S
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2012
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A539C4
- Registered owner: [Bella Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLA%20CHARLES)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8492° N, 106.4648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79904, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=436DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N436DS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hughes 500C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA121), Jun 2, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N436DS), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900601019829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900601019829A), Jun 1, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N436DS), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Reported engine failed after takeoff on mountainside. Autorotated to slope landing. Rolled over. No defects found.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Hughes 500C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-500c/aircraft.md

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