Turbine helicopter

N501MD

1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
0485E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Agricultural Air Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Jupiter, FL
Registration record

N501MD on the FAA register

Type
1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0485E
Engines
Allison 250-C20
Registered owner
Agricultural Air Services LLC
Jupiter, FL
Certificate issued
2025-04-14
Airworthiness date
2022-03-23
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63EBE
Mode S (octal)
51437276
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

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N501MD.
  • 2022-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N501MD

N501MD is a 1991 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0485E. The FAA register lists Agricultural Air Services LLC as the registrant in Jupiter, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 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 March 23, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N501MD.

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 N501MD.

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.