# N902RN: 2007 MD Helicopters MD 900, registration cancelled 2012-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2012
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 900-00121
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 3, 2008
- Last registry action: June 12, 2012
- Mode S code: AC781E
- Owner when cancelled: [California Shock Trauma Air Rescue](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20SHOCK%20TRAUMA%20AIR%20RESCUE)
- Location: [Mcclellan, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mcclellan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6626° N, 121.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95652, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902RN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902RN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902RN-2012-12-17

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 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 2008FA0000557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000557), Aug 1, 2008: CONTROL ROD. BROKEN. EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE LT PEDAL (2-3 INCHES) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 70 TO 80 PERCENT TRANSMISSION TORQUE. DURING POST FLIGHT FOUND THAT THE LT VERTICAL STABILIZ

## 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 CEN09IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA003), Oct 8, 2008: MD Helicopter MD 900 (N902RN), Weatherford, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the vertical stabilizer control adapter due to reverse bending fatigue.

## 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.

- [Incident 20080208842499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080208842499I), Feb 8, 2008: Doug MD900 (N902RN), Gilroy, CA, Minor damage. (-23) In a statement dated 08/03/2008, the pilot [privacy data omitted] states: after departing a rendezous landing area at 75 percent transmission torque in…

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