N117J1990 Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm BK117 B-1
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 17, 2024.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply10 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Feb 12, 2013
- Canceled
- Dec 17, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 1, 2007
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm
- Model
- BK117 B-1
- Year
- 1990
- Serial number
- 7227
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 11
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H13EU
- Mode S code
- A046FC
Engine
- Make and model
- Honeywell Lts101-750b-1
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 550 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2013 – 2024Air Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO
- 1959 – 1976Individual ownerBurgettstown, PA · different airframe: Beechcraft D18s S/N A-215
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-06 | Honeywell International Inc. LTS101 Series Turboshaft Engines and LTP101 Series… | May 17, 2011 | Engine (LTS101-750B-1)Only with: Power turbine rotor P/N 4-141-290-01, -02, -03, -05, -06, -11, -12, -13, -14, or -16 installed. |
| 2009-24-12 | Honeywell International Inc. LTS101 Series Turboshaft and LTP101 Series Turboprop Engines | Jan 4, 2010 | Engine (LTS101-750B-1)Only with: Engines with certain gas generator turbine discs, P/N 4-111-015-14, installed. |
| 2001-22-07 | Honeywell International, Inc. LTP 101 Series Turboprop and LTS101 Series Turboshaft… | Nov 30, 2001 | Engine (LTS101-750B-1)Only with: Rigid tube fuel manifolds P/N 4-301-042-02, -04, -05, -06, 4-301-236-01, -02, -03, -04, 4-301-286-01, -02, or 4-301-376-01 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (10)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Flight controls · flt controls · malfunctionedJun 26, 2024
AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 10NM OF KDOV, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000-1100 MSL, AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 130KIAS. CRUISE TORQUE WAS SET TO APPROXIMATELY 65%. PILOT HEARD A CHANGE IN BLADE NOISE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN UN-COMMANDED NOSE UP PITCH. THE ACFT WAS GREATER THAN 30 DEGREES NOSE UP. CREW REPORTED THAT IT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · computer · unserviceableMay 28, 2024
ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BASE, PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 600FT MSL, THE ROLL SAS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE COCKPIT DASH. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WOBBLE IN THE ROLL AXIS, AND A CHANGE OF CONTROL/TRIM FORCE FEEL IN THE CYCLIC. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY STRONG SMELL OF BURNT OR BURNING WIRE IN THE COCKPIT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · unknownDec 15, 2023
ON CLIMB OUT FOR AN INTERFACILITY TRANSFER, A SMELL OF FUEL WAS REPORTED BY THE MEDICAL CREWMEMBER IN THE CABIN. A FAINT SMELL COULD BE DETECTED IN COCKPIT. AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED AND TRANSITIONED TO CRUISE FLIGHT, THE SMELL WENT AWAY, AND WAS NOT DETECTED AGAIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · unknown · unknownMar 27, 2023
LIFTED FROM SENDING FACILITY WITH PATIENT ON BOARD. UPON REACHING TDP APPROXIMATLEY 100FT AGL ROTATED AND BEGAN A CLIMB. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION ENG CHIP FOR #1 ENG ILLIMUNATED. IMMEDIATLEY REDUCEDED COLLECTIVE AND ACCOMPLISED 360 DEGREE TURN BACK INTO WIND AND LANDED AND BASE PAD AT THE SAME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · chip detector · false activationMay 9, 2016
AFTER PICKING UP THE PATIENT, ABOUT 3 MINS AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENG 1 CHIP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1000’ ABOVE GND LEVEL. CONDUCTED THE ACFT CHECKLIST ACTIONS & DECLARED AN EMER WITH THE INTENT TO CONDUCT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE CHIP LIGHT THEN DISAPPEARED WITH ABOUT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorDec 18, 2015
ON RUN UP AT IDLE, THE CREW SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, NEAR RT AFT SEAT & COPILOT SEAT. INVESTIGATED & COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ODOR. LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF ELEC COMPONENTS THAT HAVE OVERHEATED. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. GND RAN ACFT & TEST FLEW WITH NO ADDITIONAL ODOR. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE. ATA CODE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · wire · chafedMay 18, 2010
WIRE 1PB2 IN OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE INSULATION CHAFED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ONE LOCATION IS CHAFED THROUGH EXPOSING THE CONDUCTOR. A CORRESPONDING CHAFE AREA WAS FOUND JUST BELOW THE AIRFRAME PASS-THROUGH OF THE LT ENGINE POWER LEVER TELEFLEX CABLE. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · fitting · crackedJan 16, 2010
DURING INSP OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR DISCOVERED CRACK IN VERTICAL FIN NOSE RIB AT TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACHMENT POINT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX FITTING WAS ALSO CRACKED AT UPPER LT CORNER. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedDec 3, 2009
DURING ACFT AIRWORTHINESS INSP, DISCOVERED CRACK IN VERTICAL FIN NOSE RIB AT TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACHMENT POINT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX FITTING WAS ALSO CRACKED AT UPPER LT CORNER. REPLACED FITTING AND NOSE RIB.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · making metalApr 1, 2009
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH PATIENT ONBOARD, ENG 1 CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATTEMPTED TO PULSE CHIP THREE TIMES WITHOUT ENG 1 CHIP LIGHT EXTINGUISHING. EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN PERFORMED ON ENG 1 IAW WITH RFM, EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH LOCAL APPROACH CONTROL. PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING TO TAXIWAY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026