N972AC - 2022 Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK117 D-3 Aircraft Registration

N972AC is a 2022 Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK117 D-3, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC in Miami, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 17, 2022. The registration certificate was issued on June 7, 2022. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2029. Powered by a Safran ARRIEL 2E engine producing 894 horsepower, N972AC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD8B16 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N972AC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 28.6885, -81.5541 on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N972AC was last updated on January 16, 2025. 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 153 Airbus Helicopters Deutschland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the MBB-BK117 D-3 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N972AC. 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.