Turbine helicopter

N406BC

2020 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
9863
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

N406BC on the FAA register

Type
2020 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9863
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2021-03-31
Airworthiness date
2021-01-24
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A4C307
Mode S (octal)
51141407
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N406BC to the current registrant.
  • 2021-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
  • 2013-09-27
    N406BC previously assigned to a Boeing 717-200 (s/n 55178); cancelled.
Overview

About N406BC

N406BC is a 2020 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9863. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 2021 and expires on March 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 January 24, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N406BC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N406BC.

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.