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N1174U

Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2

N1174U is a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1988. It has 7 seats. It is registered to Guardian Helicopters INC, a corporation in Fillmore, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 21, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated December 19, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm
Model
BK 117 B-2
Serial number
7146
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 2 motors · Lycoming LTS-750-B-1 · 461 hp
Seats
7
Year built
1988
Transponder code
A0492B (octal 50044453)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 21, 2023
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
February 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport · December 19, 1998
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00375001

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Guardian Helicopters INC
Type
Corporation
Address
67 D St
Fillmore, CA 93015-1668

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1990-10-11Cessna 172M · exported to Italy · N-number assigned but not yet registered

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data