Turbine helicopter

N145BU

2021 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
9867
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
Registration record

N145BU on the FAA register

Type
2021 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9867
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2021-08-28
Airworthiness date
2022-02-01
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0B56F
Mode S (octal)
50132557
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2021-08-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N145BU.
Overview

About N145BU

N145BU is a 2021 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9867. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 28, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Safran ARRIEL 1E2 engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 1, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N145BU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N145BU.

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.