# N39187: 1984 Messerschmitt BK 117, registration cancelled 2013-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt BK 117](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (registry code 5626010)
- 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-7010
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1985
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1986
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A48A10
- Owner when cancelled: [Dare County North Carolina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARE%20COUNTY%20NORTH%20CAROLINA)
- Location: [Manteo, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Manteo)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9126° N, 75.6853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27954, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39187
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39187-2013-06-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL89FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA116), Mar 27, 1989: MBB BK-117-A-3 (N39187), Coinjock, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CELLULAR COMPANY TO PROPERLY INSTALL AN OPERATIONAL LIGHTING SYSTEM ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TRANSMISSION TOWER. DARKNESS AND THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY FLIGHT SERVICE OF THE…

## 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 19890326064979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326064979A), Mar 26, 1989: Bolkms BK117A3 (N39187), Coinjock, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a unlighted newly installed electronic 340 AGL tower. County public aircraft returning from ambulance flight

## Other aircraft with N39187

- [Cancelled 1942-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39187-1942-08-31): Taylorcraft DF-65, S/N 4193, built 1942. Owner: [US Army Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20ARMY%20AIR%20FORCE), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)

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