Turbine helicopter

N3500X

2000 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS MD-600N Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
RN047
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Flight Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Groton, SD
Registration record

N3500X on the FAA register

Type
2000 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS MD-600N Turbine Helicopters
Serial
RN047
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47M
Registered owner
Helicopter Flight Services LLC
Groton, SD
Certificate issued
2019-11-12
Airworthiness date
2019-08-28
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3E73B
Mode S (octal)
50763473
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
375 nm
Cruise (type)
125 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3500X to the current registrant.
  • 2019-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-04-10
    N3500X previously assigned to a Mooney M20F (s/n 670038); cancelled.
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
Overview

About N3500X

N3500X is a 2000 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS MD-600N Turbine Helicopters, serial number RN047. The FAA register lists Helicopter Flight Services LLC as the registrant in Groton, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47M engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 125 knots and a range of about 375 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 28, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3500X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
375 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS MD-600N Turbine Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-11-19 Accident · Upland, CA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX99LA035
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20F — a different aircraft that carried the N3500X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to water contaminated fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane. A factor was the failure of the owner/pilot to properly maintain the airplane.

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.