Turbine helicopter

N246NE

2023 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
21215
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
New England Life Flight Inc Dba + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
Bedford, MA
Registration record

N246NE on the FAA register

Type
2023 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3
Serial
21215
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Registered owner
New England Life Flight Inc Dba + 1 co-owner
Bedford, MA
Certificate issued
2023-08-30
Airworthiness date
2023-12-14
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2477A
Mode S (octal)
50443572
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2023-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N246NE.
Overview

About N246NE

N246NE is a 2023 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3, serial number 21215. The FAA register lists New England Life Flight Inc Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Bedford, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIEL 2E engine and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 14, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N246NE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N246NE.

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.