# N238BK: 1991 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, registration cancelled 2019-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (registry code 5626013)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-750-B-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-750-b-1) (registry code 41564)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7238
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1993
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2013
- Last registry action: December 15, 2017
- Mode S code: A2265B
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- Location: [Greenwood Village, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greenwood%20Village)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6120° N, 104.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=238BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238BK-2019-07-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR QMLA2016092116107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2016092116107), Sep 21, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING AIRFRAME ZONE 6 INSPECTION, A SMALL CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TAILBOOM AFT FRAME. CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE SMALL LIGHTENING HOLE AND I
- [SDR QMLA2013122113178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013122113178), Dec 21, 2013: GEARBOX. MAKING METAL. ON 12/18/2013 WE WERE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS. DURING AAIP INSPECTION AIRFRAME ZONE 12 OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX, BK117AMM CHAPTER 32-32 STEP 3, FOUND THE TAIL ROTOR
- [SDR QMLA2013082800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013082800001), Aug 28, 2013: RIB. CRACKED. 90 DEGREE MOUNTING AREA, NOSE RIB 1AS HAS A CRACK, A .5" CRACK ON LOWER LET PORTION OF RIB.
- [SDR QMLA2012121212190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012121212190), Dec 12, 2012: SPAR. CRACKED. 90 DEG TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT FITTING , CRACKED ABOUT 1 CM AT LOWER LEFT STUD ATTACHMENT POINT.

## 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 CEN17FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA252), Jul 2, 2017: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK 117 B-2 (N238BK), Perryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s failure to turn on the fuel transfer pump switches during takeoff, which led to a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper…

## 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 20170701009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170701009839A), Jul 1, 2017: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 (N238BK), Perryville, MO, Substantial damage. Around 7: 22 pm air ambulance helicopter bk -117 with tail number of N238BK lifted off from its farmington, MO station for st francis hospital in cape…

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