Commercial authorisation
FAA Part 135 current listing1 operator
This aircraft is currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. This does not prove that it has flown charter services. View operator details.
N135GF
FAA · N-Number United StatesV Valid Registration On watch list Updated
- Mode-S hex
-
A08E60 - Serial
- 0249
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Manufacturer
- EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- Model
- EC 135 P2+
- Year
- 2002
Overview
Aircraft
Make / model- Manufacturer
- EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- Model
- EC 135 P2+
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Engines
- 2 × P&W CANADA PW206B SERIES
- Seats
- 7
- Year
- 2002
Registrant
MASTER
Corporation
METRO AVIATION INC
REGISTRANT SINCE ·
Live tracking
Mode-S
Mode-S hex code (24-bit ICAO)
A08E60
This is the unique transponder address this airframe broadcasts. It does not change when the registration changes hands.
Key dates
Lifecycle2002
Manufactured
Airworthy
Cert issued
Last action
Expires
Recent changes
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Technical
Airframe
ACFTREF- Manufacturer
- EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- Model
- EC 135 P2+
- Type aircraft
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Weight class
- Light
- Year mfr
- 2002
- Serial number
- 0249
Powerplant
ENGINE ref- Manufacturer
- P&W CANADA
- Model
- PW206B SERIES
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- # of engines
- 2
- Horsepower
- 431 hp
Capacity & weight
Performance- Seats
- 7
- Weight class
- Light
FAA uses a weight category code rather than exact pounds. Weight classifications reflect the aircraft type certificate data.
FAA type certificate data sheet
DRS- TCDS number
- H88EU
- Certificate holder
- Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD)
- Covered models
- EC135P1 | EC135T1 | EC135P2 | EC135T2 | EC135P2+ | EC135P3 | EC135T3 | EC135T2+ | EC635T2+
- Product subtype
- Rotorcraft
- Status
- Current
- Revision
- 17
- Revision date
- 8 May 2026
- CFR part
- Part 27 | Part 29 | Part 21
- CFR subpart
- Subpart B - Type Certificates
- CFR section
- Sec. 21.29
Registration
Status
Current
V
Valid Registration
The certificate is valid through . Last action by FAA .
Part 135 operators
Current FAA operator-and-aircraft list1 current
- HDNA
- METRO AVIATION, INC · 135
Currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. Authorisation does not prove actual charter flights or ownership.
Certificate
Airworthiness- Type registrant
- Corporation
- Airworthiness
- 1N
- Airworthy since
- Cert issued
- Last FAA action
- Expires
- Fractional owner
- No
- FAA region
- Southwestern
Registrant
MASTER address
Active
- Owner name
- METRO AVIATION INC
- Type
- Corporation
- Registrant since
- Street
- 1214 HAWN AVE
- City
- SHREVEPORT, LA 711076612
- County
- 015
- Country
- United States
Safety
Safety records
2 on file
2
FAA Wildlife records on file
0 investigations ·
2 wildlife strikes
15 Dec 2022
Most recent record
Unknown
Highest injury level
None
Worst aircraft damage
-
1410617 FAA Wildlife Wildlife strike Location: UNKNOWN Injury: Unknown Damage: None
Record details
- Record match
- N-number match supported by model
- Aircraft
- EC135
- Occurrence
- Species: Unknown bird - small; Phase: Climb; Effect: Precautionary Landing
- Operator
- BUSINESS
- Species
- Unknown bird - small
- Phase
- Climb
- Effect
- Precautionary Landing
- Airport
- ZZZZ UNKNOWN
- Components struck
- Wing/rotor
- Remarks
- MEDICAL TRANSPORT. Blood residue left on rotor blade, no other damage or evidence. METRO AVIATION INC
- Comments
- ADDED STATE PER R DOLBEER
-
01:30 1485249 FAA Wildlife Wildlife strike Location: UNKNOWN Injury: Unknown Damage: None
Record details
- Record match
- N-number match supported by model
- Aircraft
- EC135
- Occurrence
- Species: Unknown bird - small; Phase: En Route; Effect: Precautionary Landing
- Operator
- BUSINESS
- Species
- Unknown bird - small
- Phase
- En Route
- Effect
- Precautionary Landing
- Airport
- ZZZZ UNKNOWN
- Components struck
- Windshield, wing/rotor
- Remarks
- MEDICAL TRANSPORT. While enroute to Browning, MT from Great Falls, MT to pick up a patient in our EMS helicopter. I had a bird strike 12 miles north of KGTF between 2300-2500 AGL. No damage to the windscreen and no vibrations were felt in the controls. I elected to return to the Metro Hangar for the aircraft to be inspected. After inspection, No damage was found. No feathers to submit only blood.
- Comments
- MEDICAL TRANSPORT
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