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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 10, 2026Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N
N609RP is a Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1997. It has 6 seats. It is registered to Ronald A Peterson INC DBA, a corporation in Orlando, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 2, 2013 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 20, 1998.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
- Model
- 600N · all 600Ns and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- RN009
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurboshaftFAA type of engine code 3 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Allison 250-C47 · 600 hp
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1997
- Transponder code
- A7EA33 (octal 51765063)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 2013
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · August 20, 1998
- FAA region
- SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00756541
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Ronald A Peterson INC DBA
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 5943 Masters Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819-4317 - Co-owners
- Ameriflight Aviation
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N609RP links to the rest of the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600 14 registered
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 135 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C47 123 aircraft with this engine series · 600 hp
- Type certificate H3WE · held by MD Helicopters INC (Mdhi)
- Ronald A Peterson INC DBA 4 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Orlando, FL 580 aircraft registered in this town
- Kissimmee Gateway Airport · ISM
- Orlando Executive · ORL
- Orlando International · MCO
- Orlando Sanford International · SFB
- Florida 21,705 aircraft registered
- Failure reports filed on the Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600 74 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N609RP, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Ronald A Peterson INC DBA, a corporation, certificate issued May 2, 2013, expires May 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated August 20, 1998, consistent with the 1997 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial RN009 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N609RP according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N609RP: Accident on July 16, 2024 at Eagle Lake, TX: serious injuries, destroyed. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N · operated under PUBU
The operator’s improper installation of the fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data