Turbine helicopter

N902CH

1996 McDonnell Douglas MD 900

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
900-00042
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lester E Cox Medical Centers (Corporation)
Based
Springfield, MO
Registration record

N902CH on the FAA register

Type
1996 McDonnell Douglas MD 900
Serial
900-00042
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206E
Registered owner
Lester E Cox Medical Centers
Springfield, MO
Certificate issued
2017-11-28
Airworthiness date
2017-10-24
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC76D4
Mode S (octal)
53073324
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
2,050 nm
Cruise (type)
438 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N902CH.
  • 2017-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N902CH

N902CH is a 1996 McDonnell Douglas MD 900, serial number 900-00042. The FAA register lists Lester E Cox Medical Centers as the registrant in Springfield, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206E engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 438 knots and a range of about 2,050 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 24, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N902CH.

Cruise
438 kt
Range
2,050 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
7,300 ft
Fuel burn
41 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas MD 900 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 N902CH.

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.