# N626MB: 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: January 12, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=626MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N626MB

## Aircraft that carried N626MB

- [Cancelled 2018-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N626MB-2018-01-12): MBB BK 117 A-3, S/N 7109. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Scientific Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCIENTIFIC%20LEASING%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

## NTSB investigations on N626MB (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 IAD02FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA026), Jan 18, 2002: MBB BK-117 A-3 (N626MB), Cleveland, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter while hovering, which resulted in its collision with a building. Factors were the confined area, tail wind, and wind gusts.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N626MB (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 20020118001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020118001289A), Jan 18, 2002: Bolkms BK117A3 (N626MB), Cleveland, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Preliminary investigation indicates aircraft lifted off 12th story helipad at 0024. A/c started a right turn in gusty wing conditons and struck the…

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