# N902NM: 2002 MD Helicopters MD 900, registration cancelled 2009-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 2009
- Exported to: Denmark
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [MD Helicopters MD 900](https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-md-900) (registry code 3030004)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw207e) (registry code 52161)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H19NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H19NM), [TCDS E42NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E42NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 900-00105
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2002
- Last registry action: September 2, 2009
- Mode S code: AC77D2
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902NM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902NM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902NM-2009-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MD 900: https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-md-900.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR L19A2008102400050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/L19A2008102400050), Oct 19, 2008: ADAPTER. BROKEN. THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE VSCS ADAPTER BROKE IN TWO. THIS CAUSED THE A CONTROL PROBLEM WITH THE HELICOPTER UNTIL IT SLOWED BELOW 100 KTS. THE 

## 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 CEN09IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA032), Oct 19, 2008: MD Helicopter MD 900 (N902NM), Amherst, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the vertical stabilizer control adapter due to reverse bending fatigue.

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