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N500PHMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2013)No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2028
Based in
Mesa, AZ
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2018
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2013
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
4
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Precision Heli-Support LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
Jul 18, 2018
Expires
Jul 31, 2028

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
Model
369E
Serial number
0187E
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H3WE
Mode S code
A63B3D

Engine

Type
Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2018 – nowPrecision Heli-Support LLCMesa, AZ · current
  2. 2001 – 2003Balmoral Central Contracts INCWilmington, DE · different airframe: 1981 Beechcraft 200c S/N Bl-29

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 25, 2013 · Hilo, HI

A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper planning and mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
WPR13CA342

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR13CA342)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (4)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Flight controls · trim switch · stuckOct 23, 2011

    ELECTRICAL TRIM FAILURE IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FULL RT DEFLECTION ON THE TRIM ACTUATOR. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING CONDUCTED AT AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. ACFT TOWED TO MX FACILITY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM SWITCH LOCATED ON THE CYCLIC HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE FULL RT POSITION RESULTING IN TRIM MOTOR…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Tail rotor drive · drive shaft · shearedAug 23, 2011

    PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION & METAL ON METAL BANGING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM GROUND IDLE TO FLT IDLE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN & NOTICED TAIL ROTOR APPEARED TO BE TURNING INDEPENDENT OF MAIN ROTOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THE T/R DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED AT AFT END OF PLENUM TUBE. UPON TEARDOWN…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine air · tube · looseMar 4, 2010

    PILOT NOTED LOW POWER AND HIGH TOT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Engine fuel and control · pressure switch · leakingAug 6, 2008

    ON OR AROUND 5:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST, 2008, WHILE CONDUCTING A POST FLIGHT INSP, DISCOVERED SOME OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS HE WAS INVESTIGATING LEAKAGE, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL FILTER PRESSURE SWITCH HAD PLAYED BETWEEN TWO BODY HALVES AND HAD SOME FUEL LEAKAGE. AT WHICH TIME…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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

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