Turbine helicopter

N135BU

1997 Eurocopter EC135P1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
0015
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
Registration record

N135BU on the FAA register

Type
1997 Eurocopter EC135P1
Serial
0015
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2003-02-07
Airworthiness date
2003-03-11
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A08DF0
Mode S (octal)
50106760
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2003-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N135BU.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N135BU

N135BU is a 1997 Eurocopter EC135P1, serial number 0015. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2003 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 11, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N135BU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N135BU.

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.