Turbine helicopter

N448CH

2011 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
9448
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
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Registration record

N448CH on the FAA register

Type
2011 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9448
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2025-06-24
Airworthiness date
2026-07-17
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5688F
Mode S (octal)
51264217
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2025-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N448CH to the current registrant.
  • 2012-11-27
    N448CH previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rans S-6 (s/n 03991308); cancelled.
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
Overview

About N448CH

N448CH is a 2011 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9448. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Safran ARRIEL 1E2 engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated July 17, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N448CH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-05-30 Accident · Swainsboro, GA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · MIA01LA147
Reported aircraft: Russell Heyn Rans S-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N448CH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to properly compensate for a crosswind and for gusty conditions during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inflight loss of control and collision with the ground.

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.