N64UP1988 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply8 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
- Jul 30, 2008
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 5, 2010
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
- 1988
- Serial number
- 7143
- 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
- A864B2
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- 2008 – 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.
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 (8)
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.
- Fuel · fuel cap · looseOct 4, 2026
FUEL ODOR CLIMBING OUT OF AIRPORT. AFTER AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS SECURELY LOCKED, HOWEVER FUEL WAS VISIBLE AROUND THE EDGE OF THE CAP AND ON THE AIRFRAME. A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE CAP SHOWED THAT, ALTHOUGH APPEARING PROPERLY SECURED, THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorApr 25, 2024
DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, CREW NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AS WELL AS FUEL ON THE CLAMSHELL DOOR WINDOWS AND TAIL BOOM SECTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · fuel cap · looseApr 25, 2024
DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, CREW NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AS WELL AS FUEL ON THE CLAMSHELL DOOR WINDOWS AND TAILBOOM SECTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RESEATED FUEL CAP, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · engine · making metalSep 18, 2017
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO BURN CHIP IAW RFM AND CHIP DID NOT BURN. ABORTED FLIGHT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE TO GROUND POSITION. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE. COMPLETED A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · gearbox · making metalDec 6, 2016
DURING RUN UP OF AIRCRAFT FOR A FLIGHT, TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND CALLED MECHANIC. MECHANICS INSPECTION OF TAIL ROTOR CHIP DETECTOR REVEALED A 3MM METAL CHIP IDENTIFIED AS CATEGORY E INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · drain valve · failedFeb 22, 2016
AFTER TAKEOFF, NURSE IN THE BACK THOUGHT SHE SMELLED FUEL FUMES. LANDED AT NEAREST AVAILABLE SITE, AIRPORT, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT..
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · support · crackedAug 27, 2015
WHILE COMPLETING TASK 26A0337-35, 12 MONTH TAIL CONE, WORN SKIN REPAIR, FOUND A CRACK ON THE FWD ECU MOUNT'S FWD SUPPORT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE TOP OF THE SUPPORT & TERMINATES AT THE LOWER RIVET.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · strut · damagedAug 2, 2014
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF THE COMPRESSOR BLADES, AN INLET HOUSING STRUT ON THE INTAKE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SMALL CHUNK OF METAL MISSING FROM THE TOP & BOTTOM OF THE STRUT. THIS CHUNK WAS FOUND MISSING IN THE RADIUS OF THE STRUT. THIS ENG WAS REMOVED & SENT OUT FOR REPAIR, A SERVICEABLE ENG…
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