Aircraft Description
N971MA is a 2005 Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh 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 October 28, 2024. The registration certificate was issued on April 10, 2024. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2031. Powered by a Safran ARRIEL 1E2 engine producing 708 horsepower, N971MA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD8870 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N971MA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.8398, -85.9040 on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N971MA was last updated on April 10, 2024. 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-2 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N971MA. 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