# N909CP: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, registration cancelled 1997-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (registry code 5626013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7189
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1990
- Last registry action: September 16, 1996
- Mode S code: AC90DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Colgate Palmolive Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLGATE%20PALMOLIVE%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8496° N, 74.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07608, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909CP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=909CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N909CP-1997-08-29

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2.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 NYC97FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA076), Apr 15, 1997: Eurocopter MBB-BK117-B2 (N909CP), New York, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the vertical fin, accelerated by the installation of blind rivets in lieu of solid rivets in the replacement of the yaw SAS mount support, which resulted in the loss of helicopter…

## 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 19970415005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970415005959A), Apr 15, 1997: Bolkms BK117B1 (N909CP), New York, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)After climbing about 30' after takeoff, loud bang was heard, then helicopter (hel) rotated right, descended, struck edge of heliport, and descend into east…

## Other aircraft with N909CP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909CP): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8909, built 2001

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