Turbine helicopter

N987CB

1999 McDonnell Douglas 500-E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
0543E
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Changstrom Co (Corporation)
Based
Pasadena, CA
Registration record

N987CB on the FAA register

Type
1999 McDonnell Douglas 500-E
Serial
0543E
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Changstrom Co
Pasadena, CA
Certificate issued
2010-10-19
Airworthiness date
1999-11-03
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC559
Mode S (octal)
53342531
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N987CB.
  • 1999-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N987CB

N987CB is a 1999 McDonnell Douglas 500-E, serial number 0543E. The FAA register lists Changstrom Co as the registrant in Pasadena, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 3, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987CB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N987CB.

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.