Turbine helicopter

N781LF

Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
21544
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airbus Helicopters Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Grand Prairie, TX
Registration record

N781LF on the FAA register

Type
Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3
Serial
21544
Engines
1
Registered owner
Airbus Helicopters Inc
Grand Prairie, TX
Certificate issued
2026-10-01
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AA953D
Mode S (octal)
52512475
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N781LF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-24
    N781LF previously assigned to a Aerospatiale AS350B (s/n 1178); cancelled.
Overview

About N781LF

N781LF is an Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3, serial number 21544. The FAA register lists Airbus Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Grand Prairie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 9 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N781LF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N781LF.

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.