N945ME1991 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply44 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Rotorcraft Support INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fillmore, CA
- Certificate issued
- Jul 16, 2026
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 21, 1995
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
- 1991
- Serial number
- 7235
- 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
- AD20D3
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- 2026 – nowRotorcraft Support INCFillmore, CA · 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 (44)
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.
- Tail rotor · blade · damagedApr 29, 2004
UNABLE TO BALANCE BLADES AND PAINT IS STARTING TO PEEL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · actuator · leakingApr 28, 2004
ACTUATOR LEAKING AND BUSHINGS WORN. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 04/29/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · bearing · wornApr 28, 2004
BEARING WORN AND TEFLON MISSING IN BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE ASSET UNIT. 04/29/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · caliper · weakApr 21, 2004
CALIPER IS WEAK, SPONGY AND LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT FROM AEC, 04/21/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · radar · failedApr 21, 2004
TRANSMITTER FAULT/PAINTS ON ONE SIDE/TX FLT/ANT FLT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, 04/22/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bearing · wornApr 19, 2004
BEARINGS WORN IN FORK LINK. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE ASSET UNIT. 04/29/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bearing · wornApr 19, 2004
BEARINGS WORN IN FORK LINK. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE ASSET UNIT. 04/29/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · bearing · wornApr 19, 2004
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE LINK BEARINGS WORN AND HAVE PLAY. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE ASSET UNIT. 04/29/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · module · leakingApr 7, 2004
UNIT LEAKING HYRO FLUID. HARDCARD ENCLOSED. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 04/23/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · bearing · wornMar 31, 2004
BEARINGS PREMATURELY WORN. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM AEC, 04/23/2004
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 44 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