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1969 MD Helicopters 500CTurbine Helicopter • Brookeland, TX, USA

This 1969 Hughes 500C, registered as N16Q, presents a well-maintained utility helicopter with 8,790 total hours on the airframe. It is equipped with a Rolls Royce 250C20R engine and has received a fresh annual inspection, with its next inspection due in February 2026. Notable recent work includes a new Super C main rotor head, a new tail rotor driveshaft coupling, a new fuel controller, and a new fuel pump. The aircraft is configured for VFR flight with a Bendix/King KLX-135 GPS/COMM and a KT-76C transponder, and it features dual controls.

The helicopter is outfitted with several STC modifications that enhance its mission capability,...

Year
1969
Make
MD Helicopters
Series
500
Model
500C
Tail #
N16Q
Serial #
1290227S

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Specifications

Category
Turbine Helicopter
Intended Use
Passenger, Utility
Flight Rules
VFR
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
8,790 hrs
Engine 1 Time
(SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete Logs
Inspection Status
Fresh Annual

Avionics

GPS

Bendix/King KLX-135 - GPS/COMM

Comms

Bendix/King KLX-135 - GPS/COMM

ADSB

Bendix/King KT-76C - Transponder

Additional Equipment

Dual Controls

Encoder

ACK A-30 - ACK Encoder

Exhaust System

Aerometals Exhaust Tailpipe Hangar (STC)

Altitude Indicator

Altitude Indicater

Door System

Certified Technology Rapid Removal Door System (Eng. Doors) (STC)

Directional Gyro

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Emergency Beacon Corp EBC-102A - ELT

Engine Compressor Wash Kit

Oil Filter

Facet Oil Filter (STC)

Battery

Concorde Battery RG Series - RG (New)

Cyclic Quick Release Lever Kit

Heli-Tech Cyclic Quick Release Lever Kit (STC)

Engine Gearbox Breather Kit

Heli-Tech Engine Gearbox Breather Kit (STC)

Engine Heat Shield Kit

Heli-Tech Engine Heat Shield Kit (STC)

Seat Pan Inspection Panels

Heli-Tech Seat Pan Inspection Panels (STC)

Starter Generator Cooling Kit

Heli-Tech Starter Generator Cooling Kit (STC)

High Skids

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Modified

Vertical Speed Indicator

LVSI

Fuel Tank

Robertson Range Extension Fuel Tank (STC)

Fuel Management System

Shadin Digital Fuel Management System - (STC)

Strobes

LED Lights

Main Rotor Head

Main Rotor Head - Super C (new)

Tail Rotor Driveshaft Coupling

New Tail Rotor Driveshaft Coupling

Fuel Controller

New Fuel Controller

Fuel Pump

New Fuel Pump

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2018
Paint Year
2018
Interior Notes
Configuration Passenger / Utility
Exterior Notes
Color - Metallic Silver and Black - Gold Pinstripes

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Turbine
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Rolls Royce
Engine Model
250C20R

Asking Price

$615,000

Aircraft Location

Brookeland, TX, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Feb 19, 2026: $615,000 - controller

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First Seen: Feb 19, 2026

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$615,000