N406BC2020 Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198211 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Metro Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Shreveport, LA
- Certificate issued
- Mar 31, 2021
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 24, 2021
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters
- Model
- MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Year
- 2020
- Serial number
- 9863
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H13EU
- Mode S code
- A4C307
Engine
- Make and model
- Safran Arriel 1e2
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 708 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2021 – nowMetro Aviation INCShreveport, LA · current
- 2011 – 2013Bcc Equipment Leasing CorpSeattle, WA · different airframe: Boeing 717-200 S/N 55178
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (11)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-17-05 | Cabin Equipment/Furnishings | Oct 2, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2) |
| 2024-20-07 | Various Helicopters | Dec 5, 2024 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Only helicopters modified by the applicable STC (SR00831LA, SR00780LA, SR01687LA, SR00856LA, SR01855LA, SR02244LA, SR01779LA, SR01459LA, SR01535LA, SR00932LA, SR02049LA, SR02484LA, or SR01902LA). |
| 2022-10-51 | Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Jun 7, 2022 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2) |
| 2021-17-17 | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH… | Nov 22, 2021 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: With an affected part as defined in EASA AD 2020-0064, dated March 19, 2020, installed. |
| 2017-15-07 | Fuel Control/ Turbine Engines | Aug 8, 2017 | Engine (ARRIEL 1E2)Only with: Equipped with a drain valve assembly manufactured, repaired, or overhauled after December 31, 2015, with a diaphragm P/N 9 164 95 002 0 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-13-04 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters | Jul 27, 2017 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Main rotor blade vibration absorber spacer P/N 117-801841.11 installed (C-2 includes configuration C-2e). |
| 2017-09-07 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters | Jun 14, 2017 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Certain serial numbers: MBB-BK 117 C-2 9004–9708 |
| 2016-21-03 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) (Airbus… | Nov 25, 2016 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Lateral duplex trim actuator P/N 418-00878-050 or 418-00878-051, or longitudinal duplex trim actuator P/N 418-00878-000 or 418-00878-001, installed. |
| 2015-12-09 R1 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) (Airbus… | Feb 25, 2016 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2) |
| 2014-06-51 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) (Type Certificate Previously… | Jul 30, 2014 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Metro Aviation, Inc. vapor-cycle air conditioning kit pulley P/N 30001 installed in accordance with STC No. SH3880SW. |
| 2014-13-01 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) (Previously Eurocopter… | Jul 15, 2014 | Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Goodrich hoist damper unit P/N 44307-480, 44307-480-1, or 44307-480-2 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026