Aircraft Description
N850UW is a 2019 Airbus Helicopters INC MBB-BK 117 C-2, 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 November 8, 2019. The registration certificate was issued on December 20, 2019. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Safran ARRIEL 1E2 engine producing 708 horsepower, N850UW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA92F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N850UW was last tracked by AviatorDB near Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (KJVL) on March 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N850UW was last updated on September 22, 2023. 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 N850UW. 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