Turbine helicopter

N971MA

2005 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
9077
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
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Registration record

N971MA on the FAA register

Type
2005 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9077
Engines
2 × Safran ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2024-04-10
Airworthiness date
2024-10-28
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD8870
Mode S (octal)
53304160
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2024-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N971MA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-09-24
    N971MA previously assigned to a Homebuilt BX1 (s/n BX1-7312); cancelled.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N971MA

N971MA is a 2005 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9077. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Safran ARRIEL 1E2 engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 28, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N971MA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N971MA.

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.