# Hughes 500-E

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 4470807
- Manufacturer (registry): HUGHES AIRCRAFT
- Model: 500-E
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: MD Helicopters LLC
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-500-e

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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 19991203035799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991203035799A), Dec 3, 1999: Hughes 369E (N11KV), Salem, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 3, 1999, approximately 1030 pacific standard time, a Hughes 369E helicopter, N11KV, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 500-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-heli-500-e): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 3027372
- [MD Helicopters 500E](https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-500e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 303001E

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