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N491HC

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2023 Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Safran ARRIEL-1E2

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Registered owner
Bank Of Utah Trustee
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
9878
Year built
2023
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
March 8, 2023
Certificate issued
May 31, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Mode S code
A61481
Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2Airframe model · 10 seats · 2 engines · 35 registeredTCDS H13EUAirframe · Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2TCDS E19EUEngine · Safran ARRIEL-1E2

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 72

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

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Information bulletins that may apply · 3

Advisory, not mandatory.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N491HCMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 aircraft
Investigations on N491HC not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N491HC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.

NTSB LAX84LA274Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHall-Cavalier SA-102.5 · Palo Alto, CADuring a landing, the acft bounced & porpoised several times and the nose gear failed. Subsequently, the acft skidded to a stop on the rwy & a fire erupted in the eng compartment. The occupant exited the plane, but moments later, it was consumed by the fire.Apr 29, 1984 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N491HCMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 aircraft
Reports on N491HC not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N491HC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

Accident 19840429017129AAmtrks CAVALIER102 · Palo Alto, CABounced and porpoised on landing. Impact broke off nose gear. Aircraft burned. Pilot and passenger not injured.Apr 29, 1984 · Destroyed

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 454A20250519001Efis · interferenceWHILE PASSING OVER A 5G COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, JUST EAST ON HCA KINGWOOD HOSPITAL, KINGWOOD, TX, THE HELICOPTER HAD AN ARRAY OF CAUTIONS WITH THE GENESIS. THE PIC STATED, “JUST STARTED THROWING ALL KINDS OF CAUTIONS ON THE GENESIS AND THEN KICKED OFF MY UPPER MMay 19, 2025 · N491HC · Bolkms BK117C2 · Navigation System

STCs that may be installed · 111

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N491HC before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

UndatedMeiste Cordell CHALLENGER II · S/N SA10256850Cancellation date not recorded · Second triennial mailing, no response