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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Eurocopter
Model
DTCHLND GMBH BK117C1
Serial number
7503
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H13EU
Mode S code
A0A768
Engine
Make and model
Turbomeca Arriel 1ser
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
681 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2003 – 2013Ventures Acquisition Co LLCMcminnville, OR
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Dec 3, 2007 · Whittier, AK
The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the operator's failure to adhere to an FAA-approved and mandated safety risk management program, the FAA's failure to provide sufficient oversight of the operator to ensure they were in compliance with the risk management program, the pilot's lack of experience in night…
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
Fuel · warning light · illuminatedJul 3, 2004
NR 1 AND NR 2 FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. THE NR 1 CAME ON FIRST, THEN THE NR 2 CAME ON A MINUTE LATER. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT, CALLED FOR MECHANIC. REMOVED FUEL FILTERS, INSPECTED FOR WATER, NONE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE AIRFRAME FILTERS. STARTED AIRCRAFT, NO OTHER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Power plant · drain valve · leakingMar 14, 2004
PILOT REPORTED EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELL AFTER STARTING NR 1 ENGINE PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE DURING RESTART OBSERVED LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL POURING OVER ENGINE FROM THE TOP SIDE OF ENGINE. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND START DRAIN VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED START DRAIN VALVE, LEAK CHECKED GOOD AC RETURNED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026