N500FU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2007. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N500FU is reserved by Warbirds-3 LLC since March 13, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 13, 2027.
Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E cancelled June 4, 2007
- Serial number
- 199E
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1986
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 8, 2006
- Last FAA action
- August 8, 2006
- Last owner
- Pete Martin Drilling INC (Corporation)
Vernal, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N500FU
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369E · serial 199E
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the transmission wires due to an inadquate visual lookout while maneuvering during a search and rescue flight.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369E · serial 0199E
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a tree during a landing attempt due to loss of visibility from a self induced brown-out condition. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to identify a hazardous landing site, and the tree.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site