Turbine helicopter

N117CH

1987 Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
7123
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Lycoming LTS-101 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
Registration record

N117CH on the FAA register

Type
1987 Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1
Serial
7123
Engines
2 × Lycoming LTS-101 series
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
1988-02-02
Airworthiness date
2000-11-22
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0466E
Mode S (octal)
50043156
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1988-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N117CH.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N117CH

N117CH is a 1987 Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1, serial number 7123. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 1988 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Lycoming LTS-101 series engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 22, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N117CH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N117CH.

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

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.