N401MF2015 Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK117 D-3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198216 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Dare County
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Manteo, NC
- Certificate issued
- Apr 23, 2015
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development
- Airworthiness date
- May 4, 2022
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
- Airbus Helicopters Deutschland
- Model
- MBB-BK117 D-3
- Year
- 2015
- Serial number
- 20024
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H13EU
- Mode S code
- A4B171
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel Series
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 985 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowDare CountyManteo, NC · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (16)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-17-05 | Cabin Equipment/Furnishings | Oct 2, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2026-10-20 | Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate | Jul 9, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2026-08-51 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | May 14, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2026-06-04 | Rotorcraft flight control | Apr 30, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2026-02-12 | Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate | Feb 17, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-25-11 | Cabin Equipment/Furnishings | Feb 6, 2026 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2025-20-06 | Air Conditioning System | Dec 23, 2025 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2025-18-04 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters | Oct 21, 2025 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2025-14-04 | Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate | Jul 30, 2025 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2025-04-10 | Emergency equipment | Mar 24, 2025 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2024-04-01 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Apr 19, 2024 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2023-22-15 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Jan 16, 2024 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2023-05-09 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Mar 31, 2023 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3)Only with: Model EC135P3 and EC135T3 helicopters only with Helionix installed (EC135P3H/EC135T3H designations). |
| 2022-10-51 | Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Jun 7, 2022 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
| 2022-06-01 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters | Apr 20, 2022 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3)Only with: Includes Model MBB-BK117 D-2 helicopters converted into Model MBB-BK117 D-3. |
| 2022-02-17 | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters | Feb 10, 2022 | Airframe (MBB-BK117 D-3) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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 · angle · brokenNov 3, 2016
AFT RIGHT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAIRING MOUNT ANGLE BROKEN OFF ALLOWING IT TO CONTACT AND CHAFE TAIL BOOM SKIN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026