# N118LL: MBB BK 117 A-3, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [MBB BK 117 A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (registry code 5626015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7097
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2003
- Last registry action: March 11, 2009
- Mode S code: A04AF0
- Owner when cancelled: [Omniflight Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNIFLIGHT%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118LL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118LL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118LL-2014-11-17

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 MBB BK 117 A-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

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

- [SDR RMXA061020097097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RMXA061020097097), Jun 10, 2009: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSP, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACH FITTING WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED IN THE UPPER LT CORNER. FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW FITTIN
- [SDR 20000406SH033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000406SH033), Oct 14, 1999: GYRO. INOPERATIVE. DIRECTIONAL GYRO UNSERVICEABLE UPON INSTALLATION. COMPASS READS 90 PERCENT OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX4577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4577), Sep 22, 1999: IMPELLER. CHAFED. HEAVY RUB ON IMPELLER AT AREA 2.421 INCH - 2.419 INCH DIAMETER. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX1884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1884), Apr 27, 1998: CONTROL. FAILED. INTERNAL FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT LIGHTS' CONTROL UNIT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX1499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1499), Mar 1, 1998: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OF COPILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHTING CONTROL UNIT. WHEN CONTROL UNIT FAILED, IT PRODUCED SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL FUMES ACCORDING TO PILOT.
- [SDR 97ZZZX1353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1353), Dec 14, 1996: STARTER. MALFUNCTIONED. STARTER/GENERATOR MALFUNCTION. ENGINE SLOW TO START.
- [SDR 96ZZZX5706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5706), Aug 15, 1996: CONTROL UNIT. INOPERATIVE. INOP WORKED LESS THAN TWO MINUTES AFTER INSTALLED.
- [SDR 96ZZZX5747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5747), Aug 12, 1996: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. INTERNAL ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. INSTALLED ONLY 4.9 HRS BEFORE FAILURE.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6949), Oct 13, 1995: INDICATOR. LIGHT INOP. RADAR ALTIMETER'S INTERNAL LIGHT INOP.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1500), Feb 22, 1995: BLADE. BULGED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE BALANCE WEIGHT IS COMPRESSING DUE TO CENTRIFUGAL FORCE CAUSING THE LEAD TO BULGE THE BLADE BEYOND MANUFACTURER'S LIMITS, THUS, RENDERING THE BL
- [SDR 95ZZZX7005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX7005), Jan 1, 1995: INDICATOR. CRACKED. INDICATOR CRACKED AND DETERIORATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19940622016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940622016239A), Jun 22, 1994: Bolkms BK117A3 (N118LL), Cloverdale, IN, Substantial damage. Struck dead powerline with skid, laded in field south of interstate.

## Other aircraft with N118LL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118LL): American Legend AL11, S/N AL-1114, built 2007

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