Turbine helicopter

N145DM

2026 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2026
Serial
21502
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airbus Helicopters Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Grand Prairie, TX
Registration record

N145DM on the FAA register

Type
2026 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3
Serial
21502
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Registered owner
Airbus Helicopters Inc
Grand Prairie, TX
Certificate issued
2026-05-12
Airworthiness date
2026-08-24
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0B59A
Mode S (octal)
50132632
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2026-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N145DM to the current registrant.
  • 2017-05-15
    N145DM previously assigned to a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (s/n 11004); cancelled.
Overview

About N145DM

N145DM is a 2026 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3, serial number 21502. The FAA register lists Airbus Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Grand Prairie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIEL 2E engine and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 24, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N145DM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-09-17 Accident · Duluth, MN Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · CEN10LA556
Reported aircraft: Robinson R44 II — a different aircraft that carried the N145DM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent due to spatial disorientation.

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.