Turbine helicopter

N500MU

1996 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
0533E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hva Inc (Corporation)
Based
Summersville, WV
Registration record

N500MU on the FAA register

Type
1996 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0533E
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Hva Inc
Summersville, WV
Certificate issued
2023-06-07
Airworthiness date
2006-08-16
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63B16
Mode S (octal)
51435426
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N500MU.
  • 2006-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N500MU

N500MU is a 1996 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0533E. The FAA register lists Hva Inc as the registrant in Summersville, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 August 16, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500MU.

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 N500MU.

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.