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N117CH

Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1

Valid Louisiana

N117CH is a Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1987. It has 11 seats. It is registered to Metro Aviation INC, a corporation in Shreveport, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 2, 1988 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated November 22, 2000.

Aircraft

Maker
Messerschmitt
Model
BK 117 B-1
Serial number
7123
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 2 motors · Lycoming LTS-101 SER · 317 hp
Seats
11
Year built
1987
Transponder code
A0466E (octal 50043156)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 2, 1988
Expires
December 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport · November 22, 2000
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00345380

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Metro Aviation INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 7008
Shreveport, LA 71137-7008

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Documents on file 0

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

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