Turbine helicopter

N5842Z

Md Helicopters 530F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
0137FF
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Allison 250-C30 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lt Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lexington, KY
Registration record

N5842Z on the FAA register

Type
Md Helicopters 530F (FAA: Md Helicopters 369FF)
Serial
0137FF
Engines
2 × Allison 250-C30 series
Registered owner
Lt Aviation LLC
Lexington, KY
Certificate issued
2025-06-25
Airworthiness date
1999-08-25
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7877A
Mode S (octal)
51703572
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5842Z.
  • 2015-07-24
    Accident at Vega Baja, PR; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5842Z

N5842Z is a Md Helicopters 530F (FAA model 369FF), serial number 0137FF. The FAA register lists Lt Aviation LLC as the registrant in Lexington, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Allison 250-C30 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 25, 1999.

N5842Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-07-24 Accident · Vega Baja, PR Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA15LA280
Reported aircraft: Md Helicopter 369FF
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to insufficient lubrication to the engine's No. 2 bearing, which resulted in the failure of the bearing and a subsequent forced landing.

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.