Aircraft Description
N520KY is a 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Altadena LLC in Birmingham, AL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 4, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on July 30, 2012. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2028. Powered by a Allison 250-C20 SER engine producing 420 horsepower, N520KY is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A689E6 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N520KY was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.6884, -85.5102 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N520KY was last updated on May 26, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 135 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 500N model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N520KY. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC