# Messerschmitt BK 117

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 5626010
- Manufacturer (registry): MESSERSCHMITT
- Model: BK 117
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 2 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats: 11
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD)
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (6)

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 ANC06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA073), Jun 22, 2006: MBB BK 117A-3 (N913EF), Ponce de Leon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while hovering in ground effect, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident were loose,…
- [NTSB NYC00FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA127), May 7, 2000: Eurocopter BK-117-A4 (N911NC), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of his closure rate, while turning to land on the rooftop helipad, which resulted in a collision with the building. Factors in the accident were the tailwind and the stuck…
- [NTSB IAD97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA070), Apr 30, 1997: Mbb BK-117-A1 (N122LF), Kane, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform a low airspeed vertical descent with a tailwind, which resulted in settling with power.
- [NTSB NYC92FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA123), Jun 21, 1992: MBB BK-117 (N117HH), Middletown, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A WIRE STRIKE AFTER THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH INTO AN AREA OF HAZARDS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT AND THE HOSPITAL COMMUNICATOR TO REQUEST…
- [NTSB ATL89FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA116), Mar 27, 1989: MBB BK-117-A-3 (N39187), Coinjock, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CELLULAR COMPANY TO PROPERLY INSTALL AN OPERATIONAL LIGHTING SYSTEM ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TRANSMISSION TOWER. DARKNESS AND THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY FLIGHT SERVICE OF THE…
- [NTSB FTW89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA049), Feb 14, 1989: MBB BK-117 A-1 (N7025L), Tyler, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED INADVERTENT IMC PROCEDURES WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20060622014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060622014289A), Jun 22, 2006: Bolkms BK117A1 (N913EF), Westville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The landing zone in use had been surveyed and preapproved for use by the air carrier and county officials. The lz had been dug up and graded in…
- [Accident 19970430007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007149A), Apr 30, 1997: Bolkms BK117A1 (N122LF), Kane, PA, Substantial damage. Helicopter was on a life flight when it crashed on landing at hospital.
- [Accident 19920620021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021379A), Jun 20, 1992: Bolkms BK117A1 (N117HH), Middletown, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flying low over highway to landing zone, struck wires. Fog,low ceiling in area. Wires not marked. EMS pickup flight
- [Accident 19890326064979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326064979A), Mar 26, 1989: Bolkms BK117A3 (N39187), Coinjock, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a unlighted newly installed electronic 340 AGL tower. County public aircraft returning from ambulance flight
- [Accident 19890213001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890213001839A), Feb 13, 1989: Bolkms BK117A3 (N7025L), Tyler, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Weather poor. Aborted and returning hit powerlines. Helicopter disintegrated. VFR not recommended.

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