# N904PD: 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N, registration cancelled 2002-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-500n) (registry code 3027374)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LN032
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1993
- Last registry action: March 19, 2002
- Mode S code: AC7F51
- Owner when cancelled: [City Of San Jose Police Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20SAN%20JOSE%20POLICE%20DEPT)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3466° N, 121.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95110, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904PD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=904PD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904PD-2002-04-29

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 500N: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-500n.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 99ZZZX4701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4701), Oct 25, 1999: CABLES. FRACTURED. DURING POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM, FRACTURES WERE FOUND OF THE PUSH/PULL TYPE THRUSTER CONTROL CABLES P/N 500N7201-5 AND -37. 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 LAX00GA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00GA025), Oct 25, 1999: McDonnell Douglas 500N (N904PD), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to the failure and separation of the forward thruster control cable telescoping sleeve ball swivel fitting, which resulted in a stuck thruster and the entry…

## 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 19991025046889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025046889A), Oct 25, 1999: N904PD, San Jose, CA, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23)On October 25, 1999 at approximately 1515 hours, officer desmond casey was in the process of conducting a ferry flight in aircraft N904DP, a mcdonald…

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