# N601EH: 1988 Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1) (registry code 5626012)
- 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: 7181
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2008
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A7CB62
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601EH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601EH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601EH-2013-06-05

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 B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR QMLA122320080805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA122320080805), Dec 23, 2008: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. APPROACHING THE AIRPORT LANDING PAD AND STILL ATTEMPTING TO MATCH THE TORQUES, THE NR 2 ENG TORQUE NEEDLE WAS HIGH AND NR 1 ENG TORQUE NEEDLE WAS LOW. THE TRIMM
- [SDR BAQA094586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA094586), May 17, 2004: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. TACH INOPERATIVE, NO N/R. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA094314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA094314), May 6, 2004: ALTIMETER. UNSERVICEABLE. ALTIMETER PRODUCING A MODE C-ERROR, REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM QAI, 05/20/2004
- [SDR BAQA093508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA093508), Feb 16, 2004: ACTUATOR. FAILED. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST FLOW OF ACTUATOR. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM ITS 03/05/2004
- [SDR 20001017SH028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001017SH028), Sep 19, 2000: BOLT. CRACKED. AGC/CJI - DURING POST-FLIGHT FOUND MAIN ROTOR BLADE SECONDARY BOLT PROTRUDING UP 1 INCH OUT OF BOLT HOLE. NUT AND REMAINING PART OF BOLT MISSING. (COMPLETELY CR

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20081223856939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081223856939I), Dec 23, 2008: Bolkms BK117B1 (N601EH), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. #2 Engine was not operating properly and was not able to match the torque with #1 engine, helicopter landed and smoke came from #2 right engine with flames out…
- [Incident 20000611034639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611034639I), Jun 11, 2000: Bolkms BK117B1 (N601EH), Ashboro, NC, Minor damage. (-23)After landing on hwy 220 near Ashboro, NC, at an automoblie accident site, the helicopter was struck by an automobile. The aircraft was still running with…

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