Aircraft Description
N556B is a 1986 Hughes 269C, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Kd Helicopters INC in Shingleton, MI. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 23, 1994. The registration certificate was issued on March 31, 1998. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming AEIO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N556B is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A715CE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N556B was last updated on April 26, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Hughes is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 674 Hughes aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 269C model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N556B. 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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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC