Turbine helicopter

N126KW

1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
0489E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hlh Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N126KW on the FAA register

Type
1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0489E
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Hlh Leasing LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-01-27
Airworthiness date
2017-03-24
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A06AF2
Mode S (octal)
50065362
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N126KW.
  • 2017-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N126KW

N126KW is a 1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0489E. The FAA register lists Hlh Leasing LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 127 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 24, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N126KW.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N126KW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.