Turbine helicopter

N109LB

1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
0455E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Company Inc (Corporation)
Based
Destin, FL
Registration record

N109LB on the FAA register

Type
1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0455E
Engines
Allison 250-C20B
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Company Inc
Destin, FL
Certificate issued
2012-10-19
Airworthiness date
2012-10-22
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0271F
Mode S (octal)
50023437
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N109LB to the current registrant.
  • 1995-11-14
    N109LB previously assigned to a Agusta A109K2 (s/n 10019); cancelled.
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N109LB

N109LB is a 1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0455E. The FAA register lists Vertol Systems Company Inc as the registrant in Destin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20B engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 127 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 22, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N109LB.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N109LB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.