Turbine helicopter

N500WX

1992 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
0493E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tre Aviation Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N500WX on the FAA register

Type
1992 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0493E
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Tre Aviation Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2002-11-05
Airworthiness date
2012-04-30
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63BFA
Mode S (octal)
51435772
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N500WX.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N500WX

N500WX is a 1992 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0493E. The FAA register lists Tre Aviation Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2002 and expires on December 31, 2028.

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 April 30, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500WX.

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 N500WX.

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.