US Helicopter Registry

MBBBO105

60 MBB BO 105 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 31 type by count. It is a light twin-engine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters. 3 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

60
Registered in the US
3
On a Part 135 certificate
1982
Median year built
5
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 14 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
BO 105 P16
BO 105M14
BO-105S10
BO 105LS A-34
BO-105C4
BO105CBS3
BO105 CBS42
BO 105 CBS-41
BO 105 P-11
BO 105CB1
BO 105S1
BO-105 P1M1
BO105S CBS-51
BO105SCBS-51

Where the MBB BO 105 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1960s 12%
  • 1970s 610%
  • 1980s 3355%
  • 1990s 35%

The register runs from 1960 to 1998, with 1981 the busiest year at 8 airframes. 17 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 2948%
  • Corporation 2135%
  • Individual 610%
  • Non-citizen corporation 47%

The organisations with the most MBB BO 105 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
CENTERLINE HOLDINGS INC2
MARITIME HELICOPTERS INC2
NATIONAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL2
SPATE AVIATION LLC2
ST LOUIS AIRMOTIVE LLC2
6117 INC1
702CG LLC1
AERIAL ORGANICS LLC1

Engine and certification

60 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B (22), ALLISON 250-C20B (10), ALLISON 250-C20 SER (8), ALLISON 250-C28 SER (3), ALLISON 250 SER 400HP (2).

  • Experimental 3050%
  • Standard 2440%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many MBB BO 105 helicopters are there in the United States?

60 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the MBB BO 105 number 31 among model families. The FAA lists it under 14 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most MBB BO 105 helicopters registered?

Delaware leads with 10, then Florida with 10. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the MBB BO 105 used for charter?

3 of the 60 registered, 5 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the MBB BO 105 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1982; the register runs from 1960 to 1998, with 1981 the busiest year at 8. 17 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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