Turbine helicopter

N903SH

2012 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
9432
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sanford North (Corporation)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N903SH on the FAA register

Type
2012 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9432
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Sanford North
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2016-12-22
Airworthiness date
2017-08-15
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC7BE9
Mode S (octal)
53075751
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2016-12-28
    N903SH previously assigned to a Bell 230 (s/n 23002); cancelled.
  • 2016-12-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N903SH to the current registrant.
  • 2012
    Manufactured (2012).
Overview

About N903SH

N903SH is a 2012 Airbus MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9432. The FAA register lists Sanford North as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2 engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 15, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N903SH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-09-30 Accident · Fargo, ND Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN16CA393
Reported aircraft: Bell 230 — a different aircraft that carried the N903SH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the ground obstacle during the landing with gusting winds present.

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.