Aircraft Description
N177T is a Mcdonnell Douglas Heli Co 500-E, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Ellis LLC in Helena, MT. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 4, 1995. The registration certificate was issued on September 24, 2025. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2032. Powered by a Allison 250-C20 SER engine producing 420 horsepower, N177T is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A134D7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N177T was last tracked by AviatorDB near Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) on March 15, 2026. The FAA registry record for N177T was last updated on January 22, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 22 Mcdonnell Douglas Heli Co aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 500-E model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N177T. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC