Turbine helicopter

N228KK

1987 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
0248E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Central Point, OR
Registration record

N228KK on the FAA register

Type
1987 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0248E
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Central Point, OR
Certificate issued
2025-02-25
Airworthiness date
2026-01-03
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1FFA4
Mode S (octal)
50377644
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

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2025-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N228KK to the current registrant.
  • 2017-06-21
    N228KK previously assigned to a Piper Dakota (s/n 28-7911056); cancelled.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N228KK

N228KK is a 1987 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0248E. It is registered to an individual in Central Point, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 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 January 3, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N228KK. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2010-10-23 Accident · Dorrington, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR11LA025
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-236 — a different aircraft that carried the N228KK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to use carburetor heat while cruising in carburetor icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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.