N261VSMd Helicopters INC 600N
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198215 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Vertol Systems Company INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Destin, FL
- Certificate issued
- Mar 3, 2020
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 2, 2000
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Md Helicopters INC
- Model
- 600N
- Serial number
- RN061
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H3WE
- Mode S code
- A284A0
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250 Ser 250hp
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 250 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2020 – nowVertol Systems Company INCDestin, FL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (15)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22-11 | MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters | Jan 10, 2022 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Pilot-to-copilot tail rotor torque tube P/N 369H7531-9, -11, or -13 installed. |
| 2020-18-20 | MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters | Oct 28, 2020 | Airframe (600N)Only with: With MR blade P/N 500P2100-105, 500P2100-305, 500P2300-505, 369D21120-505, 369D21121-505, or 369D21123-505 having a 1.25 inch chord nickel abrasion strip manufactured or installed by HTC or of unknown manufacturer, with less than 700 hours TIS on the abrasion strip. |
| 2020-06-11 | MD Helicopters Inc. Helicopters | Apr 28, 2020 | Airframe (600N)Only with: With a yaw stability augmentation system and main rotor blade upper control collective/longitudinal link assembly P/N 600N7617-1 installed. |
| 2019-05-04 | MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters | Apr 17, 2019 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Main rotor blade P/N 369A1100, 369D21100, 369D21102, 369D21120, 369D21121, 369D21123, 500P2100, or 500P2300, all dash numbers, installed. |
| 2016-04-15 | MD Helicopters Inc., Helicopters | Mar 31, 2016 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Aerometals main rotor blade attach pin P/N 369X1004-5 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-19 | MD Helicopters Inc. | Feb 25, 2016 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Model 500N with rotating cone assembly P/N 500N3740-81 installed; Model 600N with rotating cone assembly P/N 500N3740-71 installed. |
| 2013-03-03 | MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters | Mar 15, 2013 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Models 500N and 600N with NOTAR fan blade T-T strap P/N 500N5311-5 installed; Model MD900 with T-T strap P/N 500N5311-5, 900R3442009-101, 900R3442009-103, or 900R6442009-103 installed. |
| 2008-22-52 | MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 500N and 600N Helicopters | Dec 15, 2008 | Airframe (600N)Only with: YSAS adapter tube P/N 500N7218-1 installed, excluding adapter tubes that have a production date code stamp. |
| 2008-20-05 | MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters | Oct 27, 2008 | Airframe (600N)Certain serial numbers: 600N RN003–RN058. Only with: Applies only to helicopters not modified in the fuselage aft section to strengthen the tailboom attachments and longerons per MDHI Technical Bulletin TB600N-007 (original, Revision 1, or Revision 2). |
| 2005-21-02 | MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 500N, and 600N Helicopters | Nov 1, 2005 | Airframe (600N)Only with: With an MDHI main rotor blade installed, or modified per HTC STC No. SR09172RC, SR09074RC, or SR01050LA with an HTC blade installed, as listed in the AD table by part number. |
| 2003-16-11 | MD Helicopters, Inc., Model 600N Helicopters | Sep 30, 2003 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Main rotor drive shaft assembly P/N 600N5510-1 installed. |
| 2001-24-51 | MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters | Apr 29, 2002 | Airframe (600N)Certain serial numbers: 600N RN003–RN063 |
| 2000-08-22 | MD Helicopters Inc. Model 369D, 369E, 500N, and 600N Helicopters | May 22, 2000 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Analog/digital TOT indicator P/N 369D24513-1 installed (369D, 369E, 500N) or P/N 9A3420 installed (600N). |
| 99-20-12 | MD Helicopters Inc. Model 369D, D369E, 369FF, 500N, and 600N Helicopters | Nov 4, 1999 | Airframe (600N)Only with: Oil cooler blower bracket P/N 369F5190-1 installed. |
| 99-17-18 | MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters | Sep 24, 1999 | Airframe (600N) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026