Turbine helicopter

N530HB

1981 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
121096D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kansas Farm & Ranch Inc (Corporation)
Based
Seneca, KS
1981 Hughes 500D
Representative photo of a Hughes 500D. Not a photo of N530HB.
Registration record

N530HB on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
121096D
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Kansas Farm & Ranch Inc
Seneca, KS
Certificate issued
2023-11-26
Airworthiness date
2023-06-12
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A6B11E
Mode S (octal)
51530436
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
232 nm
Cruise (type)
125 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N530HB.
  • 2023-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N530HB

N530HB is a 1981 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 121096D. The FAA register lists Kansas Farm & Ranch Inc as the registrant in Seneca, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 26, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 125 knots and a range of about 232 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated June 12, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N530HB.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
232 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Hughes 500D 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 N530HB.

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.