N170MC1990 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply18 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- 5-State Helicopters INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fate, TX
- Certificate issued
- Apr 13, 2020
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 26, 2019
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
- BK 117 B-2
- Year
- 1990
- Serial number
- 7217
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H13EU
- Mode S code
- A11A43
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- 2020 – now5-State Helicopters INCFate, TX · 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.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (18)
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.
- Fuselage · doubler · crackedSep 20, 2013
FWD "ECU" MOUNT WAS LOOSE WITH BLIND FASTNERS MISSING. REMOVED THE FWD MOUNT AND FOUND A 40MM LONG CRACK UNDER THE MOUNT ON THE TAIL CONE DOUBLER, PN 117-22130, JUST FWD OF FRAME/STA 6135. THIS IS A COMMON DISCREPANCY ON THIS ACFT WITH A "ECS" INSTALLED. CONTACTED MFG FOR A REPAIR AND RECEIVED AN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · indicator · damagedSep 21, 2011
DME UNREADABLE. CO-PILOTS MASTER CAUTION LIGHT BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT. DH LIGHT ON RADAR ALTIMETER IS INTERMITTENT AND BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT. MAST MOMENT WARNING LIGHT BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT AND THE COLOR OF THE LIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM "RED" TO "GREEN". MASTER CAUTION PANEL LETTERING ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · guide · wornFeb 22, 2010
DURING FLIGHT, A CREWMEMBER NOTICED A GAP ON THE LOWER EDGE OF THE RT SLIDING DOOR. AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS PERFORMED & THE DOOR WAS SECURED. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED A WORN GUIDE PN 117-24273-2 & WORN CATCHER PN 117-24281-12 ON THE LOWER RT SLIDING DOOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · crackedAug 4, 2009
DURING A DAILY INSPECTION, A 2.5" LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LT TAILBOOM SKIN STARTING AT THE FORWARD END OF THE OPENING FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A REPAIR SCHEME REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FROM THE MANUFACTURE FOR REPAIR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blade · debondedJun 26, 2009
DURING FLIGHT, A NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE MAIN ROTOR SYS, FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION THAT INCREASED. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS PERFORMED. FOUND EROSION TAPE HAD SEPARATED FROM NR1 MAIN ROTOR BLADE. WHEN THE TAPE SEPARATED, IT ALSO PULLED UP SOME FILLER MATERIAL FROM THE TOP SURFACE OF THE BLADE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · drive shaft · damagedJul 16, 2007
FOUND DURING INSPECTION, THE FORWARD TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEEP GROOVE WORN INTO THE TUBE NEAR THE END OF THE SHAFT EXCEEDING THE MECHANICAL DAMAGE LIMITS. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY LOOSE REINFORCING WIRE FROM A NEARBY SCAT TUBE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCT. THE DUCT HAD SEPARATED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · gyro · failedJan 31, 2000
ATTITUDE GYRO WILL NOT CAGE. TECHNICIAN STATED UNIT ONLY WORKED FOR ONE WEEK AFTER INSTALLATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blade · debondedJan 24, 2000
LEADING EDGEOF MAIN ROTOR BLADE DEBONDING (INBOARD JOINT). 193.4 HOURS SINCE REPAIR/OVERHAUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · indicator · malfunctionedAug 26, 1998
TACHOMETER'S NR 1 AND NR 2 NEEDLE SPLIT 2 PERCENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · pickup · failedMay 15, 1998
NG PICKUP INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NG PICKUP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 18 reports.
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