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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
Model
500N
Year
1992
Serial number
LN032
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
AC7F51
Engine
Make and model
Allison 250-C20 Ser
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1993 – 2002City Of San Jose Police DeptSan Jose, CA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Oct 25, 1999 · San Jose, CA
The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to the failure and separation of the forward thruster control cable telescoping sleeve ball swivel fitting, which resulted in a stuck thruster and the entry into an uncontrollable yaw/spin. Also causal was the mechanics improper maintenance actions during diagnostics to determine the cause of a yaw control anomaly in that he failed to remove an access…
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.
Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, 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.
Main rotor · cables · fracturedOct 25, 1999
DURING POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM, FRACTURES WERE FOUND OF THE PUSH/PULL TYPE THRUSTER CONTROL CABLES P/N 500N7201-5 AND -37. THE FORWARD CABLE FRACTURED AT THE SWIVEL BALL JOINT ALLOWING THE HOUSING TO SEPARATE BY 2.95 INCHES. RIGHT PEDAL INPUT CAUSED BOWING OF THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.