Turbine helicopter

N748CB

1988 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
0303E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cbhelos LLC (LLC)
Based
Chesapeake, VA
Registration record

N748CB on the FAA register

Type
1988 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0303E
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
Registered owner
Cbhelos LLC
Chesapeake, VA
Certificate issued
2023-02-17
Airworthiness date
2009-01-23
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA1076
Mode S (octal)
52410166
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N748CB to the current registrant.
  • 2009-07-27
    N748CB previously assigned to a Cameron Balloons V-77 (s/n 635); cancelled.
  • 2009-01-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N748CB

N748CB is a 1988 McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0303E. The FAA register lists Cbhelos LLC as the registrant in Chesapeake, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2023 and expires on February 28, 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 January 23, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N748CB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1994-07-01 Accident · Littleton, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW94LA219
Reported aircraft: Cameron V-77 — a different aircraft that carried the N748CB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BALLOON'S HEATER SYSTEM (PILOT LIGHT) FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING.

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.