N270SL1989 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2
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 19822 ADs may apply11 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Feb 12, 2013
- Canceled
- Dec 17, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 13, 1989
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
- 1989
- Serial number
- 7215
- 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
- A2A817
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 – 2024Air Methods LLCGreenwood 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, 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 (11)
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 · mount · crackedAug 16, 2018
DURING A PREFLIGHT, A CRACK WAS NOTICED NEAR UPPER LEFT CORNER OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING PAD. INVESTIGATED A POSSIBLE CRACK AND CLEANED AREA OF PAINT. INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOUNTING PAD. AFTER CLEANING AND REMOVING PAINT A LARGE NOTICEABLE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON UPPER HALF OF THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedFeb 26, 2018
WHILE COMPLETING THE A 2710 1800 HOUR INSPECTION, THE CABIN OVERHEAD CROSS FRAMES, BOTH WERE FOUND CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE END FLANGE AREA. THE FWD FRAME FOUND CRACKED IN THE LOWER ATTACH FLANGE BEND RADII AND THE AFT FRAME FLANGE FOUND CRACKED AT THE LOWER FLANGE ATTACH RIVET AREA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · mount · crackedFeb 26, 2018
THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION. TOP FWD ECU MOUNT TOP FIVE RIVETS SHEARED AND GUSSET CRACKED. TOP AFT MOUNT AND GUSSET FOUND ATTACHED WITH 6/32 SCREWS AND NUTPLATES, RUBBER SHIMS FOUND UNDER THE MOUNT, AND TWO SCREWS SHEARED. BOTTOM AFT MOUNT FOUR RIVETS FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Tail rotor drive · gearbox · crackedFeb 26, 2018
THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION. THE AFT VERTICAL FIN SPAR WAS CLEANED TO PERFORM AD 1998-24-13. THE FOLLOWING DAY A VERY SMALL SPOT OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE SPAR BELOW THE LEFT SIDE OF THE T/R GEARBOX. THE GEARBOX WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND APP .375 LONG…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blade · crackedOct 11, 2017
CRACK IN THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE EROSION PROTECTIVE SHELL AT THE SPLICE JOINT, UNDER THE PU TAPE. THIS WAS FOUND DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING REPLACEMENT MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · unknown · odorMar 1, 2014
STRONG FUEL ODOR IN CABIN AREA DURING FLIGHT. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL REMNANTS WAS INSIDE THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK, MAIN TANK VENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · unknown · leakingJan 20, 2014
THE PILOT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF FROM BASE WITH A MEDICAL CREW ONBOARD FOR A SCENE CALL. A FEW MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE MEDICAL CREW NOTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR CONSUMING THE CABIN. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE MISSION & RETURNED TO BASE. TROUBLE SHOT FUEL LEAK AS THERE WAS NOTICEABLE FUEL DRIPPING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · fitting · looseJan 17, 2014
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE SETTLED INTO CRUISE WHEN FLIGHT PARAMEDIC IN CABIN NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY STRONG ODOR, THOUGHT TO BE FUEL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED FLIGHT, APPLIED THE INFLIGHT PROCEDURE FOR UNUSUAL SMELLS & LANDED BACK AT BASE. TROUBLE SHOT THE ODOR, THE CABIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJun 4, 2013
FOUND 3 CRACKS (APPROX 1" EACH) IN SKIN OF TAILBOOM, WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE SKIN WITH NEW PART.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · panel · crackedApr 1, 2013
FOUND CRACKS IN THE FORWARD BOX BEAM OF THE FUSELAGE BODY STRUCTURES' RT SIDE PANEL ASSY. THERE ARE 2 CRACKS IN THE AFT WEB, ONE IN THE INBD WEB AND ONE IN THE ANGLE CONNECTING THE WEBS. CRACKS ARE IN THE AREA THAT MEDICAL SEAT MOUNTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BOX BEAM. OPEN
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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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