#9 Post by MaximRecoil » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:52 am

All Hughes MD500's are designed with the window above the rear passenger door. However, this window often leaks; therefore a lot of owners opt to replace the plexiglass window with a piece of sheet metal.

Sadly one week after Magnum P.I. ended, N4943T crashed into the drainage ditch 13, May 1988, seriously injuring Magnum pilot, Steve Kux. —————————- N1095A is still flying today, with Air 2. Its airworthiness certificate is good until June 2021. Today an airplane has its old registration number, N109...

There were predominantly only 3 helicopters that depicted T. C.’s Island Hopper, helicopter on Magnum P.I.'s eight seasons. N58243 N1095A N4943T With the oddball being a 500C with the fake N58243 registration number. ———————————————————— N58243 with the emergency floats on its skids, crashed during ...

You can scrape helicopter skids on the ground. That is why they are called SKIDS! When we do autorotations, the helicopter can typically slide 10 or 15 feet before it stops. Typically the rotor craft flight manual does not recommend run on (sliding) landings any faster than 30 knots. But landing ski...

I have done extensive research on the helicopters used on Magnum P.I. There were a total of five different helicopters that depicted T. C.’s helicopter: N58243 - S1 N1095A - S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 N4943T - S6, S7, S8 and possibly N9267F (500C with fake registration as N58243) N58243 crashed into the...

N4943T’s accident report.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=132722

This is tough to watch footage of the crash of N4943T, which was used on Magnum P. I. during S6, S7 and S8.

https://youtu.be/szvk-USnhYc

There were a total of three different 500D's and one 500C helicopter that depicted T. C.’s helicopter, during Magnum P.I.'s 8 Seasons (really 7 1/2): N58243 - S1 N1095A - S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 N4943T - S6, S7, S8 and possibly N9267F (500C with fake registration as N58243 ___________________________...

There were five different helicopters that depicted T. C.’s helicopter that I am aware of. N58243 N1095A N4943T And possibly: N9267F with FAKE N58428 registration. —————————————— N58243 with the emergency floats on its skids, crashed during S1, then N1095A, replaced it. N1095A was THE most used hel...