N238BK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 16, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 cancelled July 16, 2019
- Serial number
- 7238
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 2013
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2017
- Last owner
- Air Methods CORP (Corporation)
Greenwood Village, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N238BK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK 117 B-2 · serial 7238
Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s failure to turn on the fuel transfer pump switches during takeoff, which led to a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to activate the annunciator panel’s dimming function during dusk, which prevented him from seeing the illuminated fuel transfer pump caution light indicating that the pumps were off and the illuminated caution lights for low fuel in the supply tanks.
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