Aircraft Description
N850BU is a 2023 Airbus Helicopters INC MBB-BK 117 C-2, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Pitt County Memorial Hospital INC in Greenville, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 13, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on January 5, 2026. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2033. Powered by a Safran ARRIEL 1E2 engine producing 708 horsepower, N850BU is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA784 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N850BU was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.9027, -77.8694 on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N850BU was last updated on January 5, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Airbus SE, headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, with manufacturing facilities across Europe, is one of the world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. The company produces the A220, A320neo family, A330neo, A350, and A380 widebody aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 345 Airbus Helicopters INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the MBB-BK 117 C-2 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N850BU. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC