# N122LF: Messerschmitt BK 117, registration cancelled 1997-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 1997
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt BK 117](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (registry code 5626010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S7002
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1990
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A05C20
- Owner when cancelled: [Geisinger Medical Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEISINGER%20MEDICAL%20CENTER)
- Location: [Danville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Danville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9687° N, 76.6033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17822, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122LF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=122LF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122LF-1997-12-04

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 BK 117: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA070), Apr 30, 1997: Mbb BK-117-A1 (N122LF), Kane, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform a low airspeed vertical descent with a tailwind, which resulted in settling with power.

## 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 19970430007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007149A), Apr 30, 1997: Bolkms BK117A1 (N122LF), Kane, PA, Substantial damage. Helicopter was on a life flight when it crashed on landing at hospital.

## Other aircraft with N122LF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122LF): Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, S/N SKR0603698

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