Turbine helicopter

N117UP

1994 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
7508
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
Registration record

N117UP on the FAA register

Type
1994 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-1
Serial
7508
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2013-11-13
Airworthiness date
1994-07-19
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A04804
Mode S (octal)
50044004
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N117UP.
  • 1994-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N117UP

N117UP is a 1994 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-1, serial number 7508. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2013 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated July 19, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N117UP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N117UP.

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.