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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm
Model
BK 117 B-2
Year
1991
Serial number
7238
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
A2265B
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Lts-750-B-1
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
461 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 – 2019Air Methods CorpGreenwood Village, CO
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jul 2, 2017 · Perryville, MO
Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s failure to turn on the fuel transfer pump switches during takeoff, which led to a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to activate the annunciator panel’s dimming function during dusk, which prevented him from seeing the illuminated fuel transfer pump caution light indicating that the pumps were off and the…
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No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (4)
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 · frame · crackedSep 21, 2016
DURING AIRFRAME ZONE 6 INSPECTION, A SMALL CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TAILBOOM AFT FRAME. CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE SMALL LIGHTENING HOLE AND IS APPROX 1/4 INCH IN LENGTH PROPAGATING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH THE LIGHTENING HOLE
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Tail rotor drive · gearbox · making metalDec 21, 2013
ON 12/18/2013 WE WERE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS. DURING AAIP INSPECTION AIRFRAME ZONE 12 OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX, BK117AMM CHAPTER 32-32 STEP 3, FOUND THE TAIL ROTOR CHIP DETECTOR HAD INSIGNIFICANT DEBRIS, BUT NO BIG CHIPS ON IT. IAW THE BK117 AMM INSPECTED THE INSIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FOR PRESENCE OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · rib · crackedAug 28, 2013
90 DEGREE MOUNTING AREA, NOSE RIB 1AS HAS A CRACK, A .5" CRACK ON LOWER LET PORTION OF RIB.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Fuselage · spar · crackedDec 12, 2012
90 DEG TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT FITTING , CRACKED ABOUT 1 CM AT LOWER LEFT STUD ATTACHMENT POINT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.