N809SPAirbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Airbus Helicopters INC
- Owner type
- Non Citizen Corporation
- City, state
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jun 24, 2026
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2033
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-BK117 D-3
- Serial number
- 21517
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 9
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H13EU
- Mode S code
- AB04EA
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2026 – nowAirbus Helicopters INCGrand Prairie, TX · current
- 2006 – 2007Interaero A-1 INCOpa Locka, FL · different airframe: 1999 Cessna 172s S/N 172s8112
- until 2019Individual ownerPlonsk · different airframe: 2012 Mcdaniel Shayne W Zodiac Ch601xlb S/N Swm3-6-4682
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (2)
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-BK117 D-3) |
| 2022-10-51 | Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Jun 7, 2022 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
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 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026