# N911KD: 1991 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, registration cancelled 2015-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2015
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (registry code 5626013)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-750-B-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-750-b-1) (registry code 41564)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7237
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2010
- Last registry action: August 12, 2014
- Mode S code: AC9B47
- 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/N911KD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911KD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911KD-2015-10-01

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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR QMLA2014072214088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2014072214088), Jul 25, 2014: SEAL. WORN. DURING DAILY AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, NOTICED EXCESSIVE NOISE & HORIZONTAL PLAY IN M/R MAST AT TRANSMISSION UPPER BEARING AREA WHEN SHAKING M/R BLADES. DURING INVES
- [SDR QMLA2012051812085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012051812085), May 18, 2012: GEARBOX. MAKING METAL. ACFT RECEIVED A TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT UPON DESCENT THAT COULD NOT BE CLEARED USING CHIP PULSE. A NORMAL LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INS
- [SDR QML2008F00020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML2008F00020), Oct 11, 2008: WIRE. SHORTED. PRIOR TO LIFTOFF WITH TRANSPORT TEAM THE PILOT DETECTED AN ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT. THE PILOT THOUGHT THIS WAS ENVIRONMENTAL IN NATURE AND ODOR DISSIPATED WITHIN 
- [SDR 7237080807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7237080807), Aug 8, 2007: TAIL ROTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE LANDING AT A HOSPITAL PAD THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TUCKED LT AND BEGAN A UNCOMMANDED RT ROTATION. POWER WAS APPLIED TO CRUISE TORQUE 60 PERCENT AND WAS FLOWN INT

## 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 20100320030729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100320030729I), Mar 20, 2010: Messerschmi BK 117 B-2 (N911KD), Granite City, IL, Minor damage. Approximately 2 miles from destination in level cruise flight at 1500'AGL a loud bang was heard followed by wind entering cockpit. A large bird had struck the…
- [Incident 20070518013189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518013189I), May 18, 2007: Bolkms BK117B2 (N911KD), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) While repositioning (hovering flight) aircraft at departure location on an authorized flight, the pilot allowed the aircraft to descend and strike the…

## Other aircraft with N911KD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911KD): Quest KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0100

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