Turbine helicopter

N198LS

2001 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
7537
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

N198LS on the FAA register

Type
2001 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-1
Serial
7537
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2011-08-05
Airworthiness date
2001-10-18
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A186EE
Mode S (octal)
50303356
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-08-21
    N198LS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Vancraft (s/n LS1986); cancelled.
  • 2011-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N198LS to the current registrant.
  • 2001-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N198LS

N198LS is a 2001 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-1, serial number 7537. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 October 18, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N198LS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N198LS.

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.