# N600RN: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, registration cancelled 1996-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1996
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n) (registry code 3027377)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RN001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: November 24, 1995
- Mode S code: A7C8C3
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600RN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=600RN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600RN-1996-08-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX96LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA207), May 28, 1996: McDonnell Douglas MD-600 (N600RN), Thermal, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: inadequate design of the stress limits for cyclic control of the helicopter.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19960528011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960528011679A), May 28, 1996: Ayres 600S2C (N600RN), Thermal, CA, Destroyed. During reverse cyclic flight test main rotor severed tailboom. Autorotated. Landed in brush. Exhaust caused fire.

## Other aircraft with N600RN

- [Cancelled 2018-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600RN-2018-02-02): Boeing 737-291, S/N 22384. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: Bucharest 1

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