Turbine helicopter

N972AC

2022 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
21122
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC (LLC)
Based
Miami, FL
Registration record

N972AC on the FAA register

Type
2022 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3
Serial
21122
Engines
Safran ARRIEL 2E
Registered owner
Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2022-06-07
Airworthiness date
2022-10-17
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD8B16
Mode S (octal)
53305426
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2022-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N972AC to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-23
    N972AC previously assigned to a Cessna 310Q (s/n 310Q0792); cancelled.
Overview

About N972AC

N972AC is a 2022 Airbus MBB-BK117 D-3, serial number 21122. The FAA register lists Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC as the registrant in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIEL 2E engine and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 17, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N972AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-02-17 Accident · Fort Smith,Ar, 04 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0038
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310Q — a different aircraft that carried the N972AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SHY,RETURNING TO LAND.ATT INDC CKD OK AFTR ACDNT.

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.