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N972AC

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK117 D-3

Valid Florida

N972AC is an Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK117 D-3, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2022. It has 10 seats. It is registered to Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC, an LLC in Miami, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 7, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated October 17, 2022.

Aircraft

Maker
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland
Model
MBB-BK117 D-3
Serial number
21122
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Safran ARRIEL 2E · 894 hp
Seats
10
Year built
2022
Transponder code
AD8B16 (octal 53305426)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 7, 2022
Expires
June 30, 2029
Last FAA action
January 16, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport · October 17, 2022
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01368549

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC
Type
LLC
Address
830 Brickell Plz Ste 5000
Miami, FL 33131-2904

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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

2013-05-23Cessna 310Q · Registration expired, pending cancellation

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