# N7040U: Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1, registration cancelled 1998-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1998
- Exported to: Peru
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1) (registry code 5626012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7180
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1997
- Last registry action: December 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A965D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7040U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7040U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7040U-1998-02-10

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 BK 117 B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1.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 HEEA0012690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012690), Jan 26, 1998: INDICATOR. FAILED. COMPASS FLAG STAYS IN VIEW.

## Other aircraft with N7040U

- [Cancelled 2016-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7040U-2016-02-17): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 2262, built 2013. Exported to China. Owner: [Limocopter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIMOCOPTER%20LLC), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- [Cancelled 2007-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7040U-2007-12-06): Bell UH-1V, S/N 71-20300. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [US Department Of State](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE), [Patrick Afb, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Patrick%20Afb)

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