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1963 Howard 500Multi-Engine Piston Aircraft • Redondo Beach, CA, USA

This 1963 Howard 500, registration N500HP, serial number 105, is offered for sale or trade and is one of only two surviving Howard 500s. The airframe shows approximately 5,985 hours total time, with about 588.6 hours since restoration. The aircraft is currently in the avionics shop undergoing an upgrade that includes dual Garmin G500 TXi MFDs and a Garmin autopilot. It is finished in a distinctive green exterior with gray and yellow trim, and its executive interior with 12 passenger seats is described as being in excellent condition.

Power comes from two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB-16 radial engines, each producing approximately 2,500...

Year
1963
Make
Howard
Series
500
Model
500
Tail #
N500HP
Serial #
500-105

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Specifications

Category
Multi-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Classic / Antique, Business, Military / Warbird, Passenger
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR
Seats
12

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
5,984.5 hrs
Engine 1 Time
588.6 hrs (SMOH)
Engine 2 Time
165 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
586 hrs (SPOH)
Prop 2 Time
586 hrs (SPOH)

Avionics

GPS

Garmin 750 - GTN

Comms

Garmin 650

ADSB

ADS-B Equipped

MFD

Garmin G500 TXi - Currently the shop dual MFD's

AP

Garmin Autopilot - being installed

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Executive interior with 12 passenger seats - excellent condition
Exterior Notes
Green with gray and yellow trim – Excellent condition

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
2
Engine Make
Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model
R-2800-CB-16
Engine Power
2500 HP
Propeller Model
Hamilton Standard 24E60-41

Asking Price

$2,500,000

Aircraft Location

Redondo Beach, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 9, 2026: $2,500,000 - barnstormers

Jan 31, 2026: Call for Price - trade-a-plane

Jan 31, 2026: Call for Price - controller

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Asking Price

$2,500,000