Turbine helicopter

N874BU

2022 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
9874
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

N874BU on the FAA register

Type
2022 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9874
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2023-02-23
Airworthiness date
2022-10-21
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC055E
Mode S (octal)
53002536
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N874BU.
  • 2022-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N874BU

N874BU is a 2022 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9874. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 October 21, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N874BU.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N874BU.

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.