Turbine helicopter

N540SF

2023 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
21230
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Osf Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Peoria, IL
Registration record

N540SF on the FAA register

Type
2023 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3
Serial
21230
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Registered owner
Osf Aviation LLC
Peoria, IL
Certificate issued
2023-11-14
Airworthiness date
2024-02-21
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6D982
Mode S (octal)
51554602
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2023-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N540SF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-24
    N540SF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Air Command (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N540SF

N540SF is a 2023 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3, serial number 21230. The FAA register lists Osf Aviation LLC as the registrant in Peoria, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2023 and expires on November 30, 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 February 21, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N540SF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N540SF.

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.