N155SCMesserschmitt BK 117 B-1
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Aug 13, 2013
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 6, 1988
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
- Model
- BK 117 B-1
- Serial number
- 7141
- 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
- A0DE55
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Lts-101 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 317 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 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
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 (2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-22-07 | Honeywell International, Inc. LTP 101 Series Turboprop and LTS101 Series Turboshaft… | Nov 30, 2001 | Engine (LTS-101 SER)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. |
| 96-12-27 | AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101… | Aug 19, 1996 | Engine (LTS-101 SER) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (7)
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.
- Power plant · drain · stuckMar 25, 2014
FUEL ODOR WHEN CABIN HEAT TURNED ON.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 15, 2014
TAIL CONE LT OUTER FRAME CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorNov 7, 2013
DURING LANDING, ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND THEN CENTER PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. INSPECTION FOUND NO DAMAGED WIRES. PANEL LIGHTING DIMMERS WERE INSPECTED AND SHOWED NO DAMAGE. CENTER PANEL INSTRUMENTS WERE PULLED FROM THE PANEL AND INSPECTED. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS OPS CHECKED WITH AN EPU FOR OVER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor drive · transmission · making metalMay 26, 2012
TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION ILLUMINATED 100' FROM BASE HELIPAD DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. ACTIVATED CHIP PULSE SEVERAL TIMES AFTER LANDING AND DURING SHUTDOWN. THE TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION REMAINED ILLUMINATED, COMPLETED SHUTDOWN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · terminal · brokenJan 29, 2011
ON LANDING, ACFT PITCHED UP AND DOWN WITH NO PILOT CONTROL MOVEMENT AND CSAS PITCH LIGHT CAME ON. TROUBLESHOOTING AND INSP FOUND WIRE TERMINAL AT TB811 BROKEN. TB 811 PROVIDES AC GROUND FOR 3 AXIS P/R CSAS. WIRE BREAK WAS SUCH THAT INTERMITTENT CONTACT COULD OCCUR. UNCOMMANDED PITCH WAS DUPLICATED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · warning light · false activationAug 10, 2010
ON SECOND LEG OF PATIENT FLIGHT, THE NR 2 HYD WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATION FLUCTUATION BETWEEN 0 AND 40 BAR. INSPECTED DUAL HYD PACK, HYD PUMP, CEILING CONNECTOR PLUG, TRANSDUCER CONNECTOR PLUG. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. SOME MINOR HYD SEEPAGE WITHIN LIMITS NOTED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · gyro · failedJul 6, 2010
5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, BASE CALLED AND SAID OUTERLINK WAS NOT TRACKING . THEN 15 MIN AFTER THE CALL FROM BASE, IT WAS NOTED, A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. STANDBY DG CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. INSPECTION SHOWED THE STANDBY GYRO MELTED AT THE BACK. TIME SINCE…
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