# N500DX: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500DX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500DX

## Aircraft that carried N500DX

- [Cancelled 2018-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500DX-2018-01-08): Hughes Helicopters 369E, S/N 0121E. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Allwest Freight](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLWEST%20FREIGHT), [Delta Junction, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Delta%20Junction)

## NTSB investigations on N500DX (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 ANC03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA026), Feb 10, 2003: Hughes 369E (N500DX), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention being diverted inside the cockpit to look at the global positioning…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N500DX (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 20030210001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210001889A), Feb 10, 2003: Hughes 369E (N500DX), Paxon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot indicated that he was distracted by one of his passengers while encountering flat light conditions and flew the helicopter into terrain.…

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