Aircraft Description
N198LS is a 2001 Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-1, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Metro Aviation INC in Shreveport, LA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 18, 2001. The registration certificate was issued on August 5, 2011. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2027. Powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER engine producing 681 horsepower, N198LS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A186EE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N198LS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.8763, -84.3021 on January 3, 2025. The FAA registry record for N198LS was last updated on March 30, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 417 Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the MBB-BK 117 C-1 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N198LS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC