Turbine helicopter

N9204U

McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
0531E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Anduril Industries (Corporation)
Based
Costa Mesa, CA
Registration record

N9204U on the FAA register

Type
McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA: McDonnell Douglas 369E)
Serial
0531E
Engines
1
Registered owner
Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2025-11-17
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ACC121
Mode S (octal)
53140441
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

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N9204U to the current registrant.
  • 1990-03-23
    N9204U previously assigned to a Maule MX-7-180 (s/n 11060C); cancelled.
Overview

About N9204U

N9204U is a McDonnell Douglas DOUGLAS 500E Turbine Helicopters (FAA model 369E), serial number 0531E. The FAA register lists Anduril Industries as the registrant in Costa Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9204U. 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

1978-07-12 Accident · W Palm Beach,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1444
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N9204U registration before this airframe.

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.