Turbine helicopter

N257BC

2012 Eurocopter EC135

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
1043
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
2012 Eurocopter EC135
Representative photo of a Eurocopter EC135. Not a photo of N257BC.
Registration record

N257BC on the FAA register

Type
2012 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA: Eurocopter EC 135 T2+)
Serial
1043
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2026-10-16
Airworthiness date
2012-07-20
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2719B
Mode S (octal)
50470633
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N257BC.
  • 2012-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N257BC

N257BC is a 2012 Eurocopter EC135 (FAA model EC 135 T2+), serial number 1043. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B2 engines and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 20, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257BC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257BC.

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.