# N501DH: 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: February 1, 1979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501DH

## Aircraft that carried N501DH

- [Cancelled 1979-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501DH-1979-02-01): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 950002D, built 1975. Owner: [Hughes Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20HELICOPTERS), [Culver City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Culver%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N501DH (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 LAX79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA020), Dec 27, 1978: Hughes 500DH (N501DH), Mecca, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501DH (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 19781227045239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227045239A), Dec 27, 1978: Hughes 369HE (N501DH), Mecca, CA, Destroyed. General disintegration. One citrus tree.l pedal input 33 travel,trequired 25 .

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