N955SD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 26, 2004 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N cancelled July 26, 2004
- Serial number
- LN080
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- October 10, 1996
- Last FAA action
- October 15, 2002
- Last owner
- Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (Government)
Monterey Park, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N955SD
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas 500N · serial LN080
The combined failure of the operator management and the check pilot to ensure the landing area was suitable for the slide on landing. Factors were the high vegetation that entangled the skids, resulting in the abrupt stop and nose down movement of the helicopter, and the training pilot's inappropriate response to the nose pitch down.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site