# N117CJ: 1984 Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohn MBB-BK117 A-4, registration cancelled 2015-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohn MBB-BK117 A-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohn-mbb-bk117-a-4) (registry code 5626032)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S-7051
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2012
- Last registry action: March 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A0466F
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117CJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117CJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117CJ-2015-05-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohn MBB-BK117 A-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohn-mbb-bk117-a-4.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR BAQA093854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA093854), May 5, 2004: SHAFT SEAL. LEAKING. SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM ITS, 05/19/2004
- [SDR BAQA092601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA092601), Feb 25, 2004: MOTOR. SEIZED. LANDING LIGHT MOTOR SEIZED IN UNIT. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 03/08/2004
- [SDR BAQA085910](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA085910), Apr 9, 2003: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTIONED. GOVERNOR MALFUNCTIONED, REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA084101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA084101), Feb 10, 2003: BLEED VALVE. DAMAGED. BLEED VALVE CONNECTOR PLUG RECEPTICLE CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA082725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA082725), Dec 30, 2002: SENSOR. INACCURATE. PILOTS REPORTED TORQUE SPLITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE TORQUE SENSOR.
- [SDR BAQA081542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA081542), Nov 27, 2002: SEARCH LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. SEARCH LIGHT WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE LIGHT.
- [SDR 96ZZZX102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX102), Dec 8, 1995: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTION. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. REPLACED GOVERNOR. PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECKED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. N2 FLUCTUA
- [SDR 96ZZZX155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX155), Nov 23, 1995: DIMMER. FAILED. COCKPIT CENTER CONSOLE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS' CONTROL UNIT (DIMMER BOX) FAILED CAUSING SMOKE. COMMON PROBLEM AREA. RECOMMEND MFG RE-DESIGN CONTROL UNIT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19921102048639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102048639I), Nov 2, 1992: Bolkms BK117A1 (N117CJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard vertical landing at heliport. Damaged landing gear and main rotor blades.
- [Incident 19860930060859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930060859I), Sep 30, 1986: Bolkms BK117A1 (N117CJ), Monongehela, PA, Minor damage. Engine cowling came loose on final and contacted rotor blades. Unable to determine cause due to cowling damage.

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