Turbine helicopter

N500BH

1998 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
0537E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20R/2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Oklahoma City, OK
Registration record

N500BH on the FAA register

Type
1998 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0537E
Engines
Allison 250-C20R/2
Registered owner
Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee
Oklahoma City, OK
Certificate issued
2024-08-09
Airworthiness date
2024-08-13
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63A11
Mode S (octal)
51435021
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

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N500BH to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-02
    N500BH previously assigned to a Piper P-Navajo (s/n 31P-7530024); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N500BH

N500BH is a 1998 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0537E. The FAA register lists Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee as the registrant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20R/2 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 August 13, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N500BH. 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

1992-01-02 Accident · Mosinee, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI92FA066
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31P — a different aircraft that carried the N500BH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE WITH THE CABIN HEATER AS THE ORIGIN, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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.