Turbine helicopter

N520MD

1992 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 520N Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
LN039
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chatham County Mosquito Control (Government)
Based
Savannah, GA
Registration record

N520MD on the FAA register

Type
1992 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 520N Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 500N)
Serial
LN039
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2
Registered owner
Chatham County Mosquito Control
Savannah, GA
Certificate issued
2018-08-20
Airworthiness date
2018-04-12
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A68A05
Mode S (octal)
51505005
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
250 nm
Cruise (type)
123 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N520MD to the current registrant.
  • 2018-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-02-23
    N520MD previously assigned to a McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 520N Turbine Helicopters (s/n LN018); cancelled.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N520MD

N520MD is a 1992 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 520N Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 500N), serial number LN039. The FAA register lists Chatham County Mosquito Control as the registrant in Savannah, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 123 knots and a range of about 250 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 12, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N520MD.

Cruise
123 kt
Range
250 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 520N 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 N520MD.

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.