# N70457: 2000 MD Helicopters 600N, registration cancelled 2001-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [MD Helicopters 600N](https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-600n) (registry code 3030003)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (registry code 03029)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RN057
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance, market survey
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 2001
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2000
- Last registry action: April 25, 2000
- Mode S code: A96691
- Owner when cancelled: [Md Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5119° N, 111.5794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85215, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70457
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70457-2001-10-30

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 MD Helicopters 600N: https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-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 LAX01FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA277), Aug 14, 2001: MD Helicopters 600N (N70457), Fountain Hills, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the manufacturer's pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and main rotor speed while recovering from an unusual attitude induced by the customer pilot's inadequate control inputs while maneuvering…

## 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 20010814020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814020769A), Aug 14, 2001: Doug 600N (N70457), Fountain Hills, AZ, No damage. (-23) The ship was being demo'ed. The pilot tried a maneuver at low alt. And the nose pitched down. The commercial pilot took control but too late. The acft…

## Other aircraft with N70457

- [Cancelled 1975-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70457-1975-09-12): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801924T. Owner: [O K Spraying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O%20K%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Muleshoe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Muleshoe)

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