# N500DL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500DL

## Aircraft that carried N500DL

- [Cancelled 2022-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500DL-2022-01-03): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 1178, built 2002. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N500DL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR21LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA021), Oct 16, 2020: Robinson R44 (N500DL), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering low over a body a water while facing into the sun, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent impact with the lake…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N500DL (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20201016015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016015599A), Oct 16, 2020: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N500DL), Pahrump, NV, Substantial damage. The pilot was hovering low at the edge of the pond to show the passengers a portion of the speedway facilities when he became disoriented because glare off of…
- [Incident 19960305007619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305007619I), Mar 5, 1996: Lear 25 (N500DL), Springfield, MO. Narrative: prior to landing at Springfield Regional Airport for fuel, pilot of N500DL noticed low hydraulic pressure and upon landing right brake was…
- [Incident 19940201003109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940201003109I), Feb 1, 1994: Lear 25 (N500DL), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on February 1, 1994, at 11:11 EST a Learjet 25D, N500DL to legal air, inc., wilmington, de experienced a left main landing gear not indicating down…

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