# N911BK: MBB BK 117 A-3, registration cancelled 2014-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [MBB BK 117 A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (registry code 5626015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7099
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1992
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AC9A85
- Owner when cancelled: [Rockford Memorial Hospital](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKFORD%20MEMORIAL%20HOSPITAL)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3409° N, 89.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61103, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911BK-2014-11-13

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 MBB BK 117 A-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR QMLA2012031412045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012031412045), Mar 14, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF VERTICAL FIN INNER AND OUTER SURFACE, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE LT SIDE CAMLOC FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE VERTICAL FIN COWL. THE CRACK I
- [SDR QMLA2011120711117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011120711117), Dec 7, 2011: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. FWD FUEL TRANSFER PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO THE HOME BASE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TROUB
- [SDR BAQA094262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA094262), Apr 28, 2004: SPLINE. WORN. SPLINE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, 05/20/2004
- [SDR BAQA090586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA090586), Oct 22, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. ENGINE FLAME-OUT DURING OVERSPEED CHECKS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 11/3/03
- [SDR BAQA088880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA088880), Aug 30, 2003: HSI. STUCK. COMPASS CARD STICKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA088273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA088273), Jul 30, 2003: RELAY. INTERMITTENT. LAMP RELAY INTERMITTENT. EXTEND AND RETRACT MOTOR ROUGH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA088235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA088235), Jul 29, 2003: GYRO. MALFUNCTIONED. SLOW TO SLAVE TO HEADING. SPEX FILE ; 128575 REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA081571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA081571), Dec 3, 2002: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE. SHORTED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA081535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA081535), Nov 26, 2002: GYRO. MALFUNCTIONED. DISPLAY STICKS PERIODICALLY AND LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DURING FLIGHT. SPEX FILE. NO NUMBER GIVEN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA081534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA081534), Nov 26, 2002: INDICATOR. FAILED. GYRO TAKES TOO LONG TO COME ON LINE. 4-5 MINUTES. SPEX FILE WITH NO NUMBER REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

## 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 CEN13FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA096), Dec 11, 2012: MBB BK 117 A-3 (N911BK), Compton, IL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent encounter with inclement weather, including snow, freezing rain, and reduced visibility conditions, which led to the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control.

## 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 20121210027259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121210027259A), Dec 10, 2012: Mbb BK 117 A-3 (N911BK), Compton, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On December 10, 2012, at approximately 2016 central standard time (CST) an Eurocopter BK-117A-3, N911BK, operated as "react one", was destroyed when it…

## Other aircraft with N911BK

- [Cancelled 2024-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911BK-2024-07-08): Martin Uav V-BAT, S/N VBP-100009. Owner: [Martin Uav LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20UAV%20LLC), [Prosper, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Prosper)

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