Turbine helicopter

N69NW

1990 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
0435E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Olympia, WA
Registration record

N69NW on the FAA register

Type
1990 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0435E
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2024-03-14
Airworthiness date
2020-12-04
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A9299E
Mode S (octal)
52224636
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N69NW.
  • 2020-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N69NW

N69NW is a 1990 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0435E. The FAA register lists Northwest Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 127 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated December 4, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N69NW.

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 N69NW.

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.