N957SD1997 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 12, 2003.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Bonnyville
- Canceled
- Dec 12, 2003
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 13, 1997
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
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
- Model
- 600N
- Year
- 1997
- Serial number
- RN011
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H3WE
- Mode S code
- AD503C
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250-C47
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 600 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- until 2003Individual ownerBonnyville
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 (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 (5)
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.
- Stabilizers · stabilizer · crackedApr 4, 2002
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION WE FOUND THE UPPER AND LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZERS TO HAVE CRACKS IN THE MOUNTING BORE EMANATING FROM THE BOLT HOLES THAT ATTACH THE STABILIZER TO THE TORQUE TUBE.THE BORE HAS A CASTED LOOKING FITTING FOR EACH OF THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS AND APPEARS TO BE A PLASTIC OR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · angle · crackedOct 26, 2001
INSPECTED RT UPPER TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING ON FUSELAGE . WE FOUND A CRACK IN ANGLE P/N 500N3129-6. THIS ANGLE CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY REMOVAL OF THE RIVETED PANEL ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. WE HAVE FOUND CRACKS ON ALL 3 OF OUR 600N MODELS .
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · seat belt · brokenMar 28, 2001
THE SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM ROTARY BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN THE SCREWS PULLED THROUGH THE BACK PLATE. OTHER SAME TYPE ASSEMBLIES INSPECTED FOUND CRACKED BACK PLATES IN 5 OF THE 6 INSPECTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine oil · line · chafedMay 10, 1999
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON POLICE PATROL IN THE MOUNTAINS. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, PILOT HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON FOR MIR TRANSMISSION. PILOT LANDED AND FOUND THE ENGINE AND COMPARTMENT SOAKED IN OIL. MECHANIC LATER FOUND, SAID OIL LINE, CHAFED THROUGH FROM RUBBING ON ENGINE AIR HARD LINE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · relay socket · failedFeb 19, 1998
DURING GROUND TEST ENGINE RUN, ENG FLAMED OUT AFTER LESS THAN A MINUTE. FUEL GAUGES INDICATED APPROX 70 POUNDS OF FUEL. AFTER TANKS TOPPED OFF AND FUEL LINES PURGED, ATTEMPTED RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS. FURTHER T/S LOCATED INOP IGNITER FUNCTION. THIS WAS T/S TO INTERMITTENT IGNITER RELAY SOCKET.…
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