# N500RK: 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: 730502S
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: December 3, 2025
- Expires: December 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A63B71
- Registered owner: [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500RK

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

None matched to N500RK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N500RK.

## Reports on N500RK not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N500RK, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19891212058809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212058809I), Dec 12, 1989: Rkwell NA26560 (N500RK), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Left tire blew on takeoff. Aborted. Taxied off runway for tire change.

## 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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