Turbine helicopter

N78NC

2008 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
9185
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
Registration record

N78NC on the FAA register

Type
2008 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9185
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2023-01-16
Airworthiness date
2019-04-03
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA8F5C
Mode S (octal)
52507534
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N78NC.
  • 2019-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N78NC

N78NC is a 2008 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9185. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2 engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 3, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78NC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78NC.

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.