N520PD2014 Md Helicopters INC 500N
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198210 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- City Of Glendale Police Department
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Glendale, CA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 13, 2015
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 17, 2014
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
- 500N
- Year
- 2014
- Serial number
- LN111
- 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
- A68A37
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc 250-C20r/2
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 450 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowCity Of Glendale Police DepartmentGlendale, CA · current
- 1997 – 2001Airborne Law Enforcement ServicesCosta Mesa, CA · different airframe: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500n S/N Ln082
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (10)
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 (500N)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 (500N)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. |
| 2019-05-04 | MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters | Apr 17, 2019 | Airframe (500N)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 (500N)Only with: Aerometals main rotor blade attach pin P/N 369X1004-5 installed. |
| 2016-01-19 | MD Helicopters Inc. | Feb 25, 2016 | Airframe (500N)Only with: Model 500N with rotating cone assembly P/N 500N3740-81 installed; Model 600N with rotating cone assembly P/N 500N3740-71 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-03 | MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters | Mar 15, 2013 | Airframe (500N)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 (500N)Only with: YSAS adapter tube P/N 500N7218-1 installed, excluding adapter tubes that have a production date code stamp. |
| 2005-21-02 | MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 500N, and 600N Helicopters | Nov 1, 2005 | Airframe (500N)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. |
| 2000-08-22 | MD Helicopters Inc. Model 369D, 369E, 500N, and 600N Helicopters | May 22, 2000 | Airframe (500N)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 (500N)Only with: Oil cooler blower bracket P/N 369F5190-1 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
- Tail rotor drive · blade · unknownJun 28, 2023
THO 1.1O500N HERICOPLER HAS A 13 BLADED ANTI IOFQUO FAN (NOTAR FAN) INSTEAD DO TRND1TLONAL LAIL ROLET ASSY. THE NOTAR FAN NSSY'S PIN IS 500N5300-7. THO PIN OF LHE INN BLNDOS ORE 500N5310-23. THESE HAVO N SCRVICO LIFO OF 7500.0 HRS. THOSO FON BLNDE ASSOMBLLOS ORE MADE LOR MD HELICOPTERS BY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026