Turbine helicopter

N530XX

2000 Md Helicopters 530F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2000
Serial
0710FF
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C30
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC (LLC)
Based
Emmett, ID
Registration record

N530XX on the FAA register

Type
2000 Md Helicopters 530F (FAA: Md Helicopters 369FF)
Serial
0710FF
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C30
Registered owner
Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC
Emmett, ID
Certificate issued
2024-04-17
Airworthiness date
2010-04-28
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6B290
Mode S (octal)
51531220
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-09
    Accident at Mojave, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N530XX.
  • 2010-04-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
Overview

About N530XX

N530XX is a 2000 Md Helicopters 530F (FAA model 369FF), serial number 0710FF. The FAA register lists Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC as the registrant in Emmett, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Rolls-Royce 250-C30 engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 28, 2010.

N530XX has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-09 Accident · Mojave, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR26FA121
Reported aircraft: Md Helicopters 369FF
Preliminary report: On March 9, 2026, about 1517 Pacific daylight time, an MD Helicopters 369FF, N530XX, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mojave, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 external load flight. The helicopter was performing power line rope stringing operations between steel power transmission poles within a wind farm located in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains, about 6 miles west of Mojave. The helicopter was equipped with a side hook mounted to the left side of the airframe just below the aft door, which was attached to a stringing rope. The operation required that the pilot…
NTSB report ↗

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

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