N163BK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 7, 2015 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4 cancelled December 7, 2015
- Serial number
- 7063
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- May 28, 2010
- Last FAA action
- November 25, 2013
- Last owner
- Air Methods CORP (Corporation)
Englewood, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N163BK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mbb BK 117 A-3 · serial 7063
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual lookout while maneuvering in a hover resulting in the tail rotor colliding with a building.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site