Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N3500X
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N · 2000 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47M
Last Cert Issue
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01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N3500X.
Tail Number
N3500X
Serial Number
RN047
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER
Model
600N
Year of Manufacture
2000
Mfr / Model Code
3027377
Type Aircraft
Rotorcraft
Type Engine
Turbo-shaft
Engines
1
Seats
6
Engine Manufacturer
ROLLS-ROYC
Engine Model
250-C47M
Horsepower
650 hp
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Standard (+1 flag) · code 1N
Registrant
HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES LLC · LLC
Address
12702 406TH AVE · GROTON, SD 57445-5426
FAA Region
Central · County 013
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A3E73B
Mode S (Octal)
50763473
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Nov 19, 1998
UPLAND, California serious
Airport · CCB CABLE
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600N
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
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Aug 20, 1999
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model 600N helicopters, that requires applying serial numbers to several life-limited components related to pitch control and removing and replacing the components according to new life-limits. This amendment is prompted by fatigue tests that indicate a need…
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May 21, 1999
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) Model 369E, 369FF, 500N, and 600N Helicopters
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Apr 6, 1999
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) Model 369E, 369FF, 500N, and 600N Helicopters
This amendment supersedes an existing priority letter airworthiness directive (AD) 98-17-14, applicable to MDHS Model 369E, 369FF, 500N, and 600N helicopters, that currently requires, within the next 14 calendar days, inspecting each relay receptacle contact socket for correct size of the contact socket holes and replacing incorrectly- sized contact sockets…
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Mar 23, 1999
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems Model 600N Helicopters
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) Model 600N helicopters. This proposal would require applying serial numbers to several life-limited components related to pitch control and removing and replacing the components according to new life-limits. This propos…
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Sep 3, 1998
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems Model 369A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 500N, 600N, and OH-6A Helicopters
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Jul 23, 1998
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems Model 369A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 500N, 600N, and OH-6A Helicopters
This amendment supersedes an existing priority letter Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-03-15, applicable to McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) Model 369, 369A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 500N, 600N, and OH-6 helicopters that currently requires an inspection for main rotor blade (blade) cracks and for missing or cracked adhes…
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N in the Atlas
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N type page → — 14 registered · 6 ADs · 5 NTSB records
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Recent NTSB events · this type
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Mar 20, 2025
Dos Ríos None
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Jul 16, 2024
Eagle Lake, Texas Serious
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Jan 22, 2021
Mankato, Minnesota None
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May 10, 2002
Deland, Florida None
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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