# N135CP: 1983 MBB BK 117 A-3, registration cancelled 2012-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2012
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [MBB BK 117 A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (registry code 5626015)
- 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-7014
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1983
- Last registry action: May 9, 2012
- Mode S code: A08E04
- Location: Papakura, New Zealand
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135CP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=135CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135CP-2012-05-10

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 (1)

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

- [SDR EGRA2005211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EGRA2005211), Feb 10, 2005: PANEL. FIRE. PILOT REPORTED MOMENTARY SMOKE, SPARKS, AND POSSIBLE FLAMES IN OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS POPPED AND SMOKE AND 

## 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 NYC88IA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88IA186), Jul 12, 1988: MBB BK-117 (N135CP), Manhattan, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A STATIC DOWNWARD BENDING OVERSTRESS, CAUSED BY ANOTHER HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER OR VERY CLOSE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE AS IT WAS IN A…

## 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.

- [Incident 19931109045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931109045519I), Nov 9, 1993: Bolkms BK117A3 (N135CP), Staten Island, NY, Minor damage. Severe vibration. Emergency running landing. Found part of main rotor blade mising.

## Other aircraft with N135CP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135CP): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+, S/N 0849, built 2009

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