# N911WJ: 1985 MBB BK 117 A-3, registration cancelled 2004-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [MBB BK 117 A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (registry code 5626015)
- 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: 7050
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1994
- Last registry action: April 6, 2004
- Mode S code: AC9C5F
- Location: [Short Hills, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Short%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7423° N, 74.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07078, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911WJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911WJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911WJ-2004-04-22

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 (5)

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

- [SDR BAQA088805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA088805), Aug 21, 2003: PUMP. INTERMITTENT. FUEL BOOST PUMP HAS INTERMITTENT FAIL LIGHT. VERY NOISY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA085865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA085865), Mar 31, 2003: MANIFOLD. CRACKED. CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL AT 10 DEGREE CLOCK NOZZLE. HARD CARD ENCLOSED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR A301037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/A301037), Mar 23, 2003: MANIFOLD. FAILED. ON 12 MINUTE FLIGHT NR2 ENGINE. FUEL MANIFOLD STARTED SLOW DRIP LEAK AT 10 OCLOCK NOZZLE. MEDICAL CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF FUEL ON SHORT FINAL. PILOT GROUN
- [SDR BAQA081604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA081604), Dec 10, 2002: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR A244583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/A244583), Aug 26, 2001: TUBE. CRACKED. MINUTE CRACK DEVELOPED IN MANIFOLD RIGID TRANSFER TUBE, CAUSING INFLIGHT FUEL LEAK. ALLOW USE OF FLEXIBLE TRANSFER TUBE FUEL MANIFOLDS ON LTS101650B1.

## 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 ATL04LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA055), Dec 17, 2003: MBB BK117A3 (N911WJ), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation, loss of aircraft control, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors…

## 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 20031216036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031216036839A), Dec 16, 2003: Bolkms BK117A3 (N911WJ), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 16, 2003, at 1908 eastern standard time, a mbb, bk 117A3, N911WJ, operated by cj systems aviation group inc., as a 14 CFR part 91 positioning…

## Other aircraft with N911WJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911WJ): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 1207, built 2023

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