# N238BK: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 16, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=238BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238BK

## Aircraft that carried N238BK

- [Cancelled 2019-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238BK-2019-07-16): Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, S/N 7238, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP), [Greenwood Village, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greenwood%20Village)

## NTSB investigations on N238BK (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA252), Jul 2, 2017: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK 117 B-2 (N238BK), Perryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N238BK (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170701009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170701009839A), Jul 1, 2017: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 (N238BK), Perryville, MO, Substantial damage. Around 7: 22 pm air ambulance helicopter bk -117 with tail number of N238BK lifted off from its farmington, MO station for st francis hospital in cape…

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