Turbine helicopter

N116SR

MBB BK 117 A-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
7012
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Lycoming LTS-101 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United States Department of Energy (Government)
Based
Aiken, SC
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Registration record

N116SR on the FAA register

Type
MBB BK 117 A-3
Serial
7012
Engines
2 × Lycoming LTS-101 series
Registered owner
United States Department of Energy
Aiken, SC
Certificate issued
2021-02-25
Airworthiness date
1988-08-19
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0441D
Mode S (octal)
50042035
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N116SR.
  • 1988-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N116SR

N116SR is a MBB BK 117 A-3, serial number 7012. The FAA register lists United States Department of Energy as the registrant in Aiken, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Lycoming LTS-101 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 19, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N116SR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N116SR.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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