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N163BK

Cancelled 2015
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Deregistered aircraft · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4 · Lycoming LTS-101 series

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Cancelled
December 7, 2015
Exported to
New Zealand
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
7063
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
December 9, 1985
Certificate issued
May 28, 2010
Last registry action
November 25, 2013
Mode S code
A0FCF6
Owner when cancelled
Air Methods Corp
Location
Englewood, CO
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4TCDS H13EU · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming LTS-101 seriesTCDS E5NE · Turbo-shaft

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N163BK and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB MIA99LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSarasota, FLThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual lookout while maneuvering in a hover resulting in the tail rotor colliding with a building.Apr 11, 1999 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N163BK and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19990411003549AHovering · Sarasota-Brand, FLRocky mountain air air ambulance (a bokow BK-117A-3 helicopter) tail rudder struck a building on take-off, and the acft crashed, no injuries were reported to the 3 POB, the aircraft has substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on April…Apr 11, 1999 · Reported as Bolkms BK117A3 · Substantial damage

Service difficulty reports · 41

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

SDR QMLA2014120314136Structure · crackedDURING REPLACEMENT OF MAIN TRANSMISSION STAY ASSEMBLY PN 117-11182-03 FOUND 5 CRACKS EMANATING FROM RIVETS NEAR THE AREA OF THE STAY ASSEMBLY.Dec 3, 2014 · N163BK · Bolkms BK117A4 · Fuselage Miscellaneous StructureSDR QMLA2014042514043Connector · dirtyACFT HAD UNCOMMANDED YAW, CONTINUED AFTER PRESSING STABILIZATION CUT OFF PUSH BUTTON. LANDED AT NEARBY AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED ALL T/R LINKAGE FROM NOSE TO TAIL, WITHOUT REMOVING MEDICAL FLOOR WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED DRIVE SHAFTApr 25, 2014 · N163BK · Bolkms BK117A4 · Tail Rotor Drive System WiringSDR QMLA2012071212115Cyclic Control · bindingDURING MX TEST FLIGHT, AFTER COMPLETION OF 3600 HR INSPECTION, COMPLETED GROUND RUN AND HOVER CHECKS. PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF, AT APPROX 100 FT AGL SLOWLY ACCELERATED ACFT THROUGH ETL, CYCLIC CONTROL LOCKED UP IN THE PITCH AXIS. NOSE OF ACFT CONTINUED TO PITCHJul 12, 2012 · N163BK · Bolkms BK117A4 · Main Rotor Control
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