N39187 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Messerschmitt BK 117 built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Messerschmitt BK 117 cancelled June 12, 2013
- Serial number
- S-7010
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 24, 1986
- Last FAA action
- June 16, 2009
- Last owner
- Dare County North Carolina (Government)
Manteo, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Taylorcraft DF-65 cancelled August 31, 1942
- Serial number
- 4193
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1942
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 9, 1942
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- US Army Air Force (Government)
Dayton, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N39187
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mbb BK-117-A-3 · serial 7010
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 UNLIGHTED TOWER WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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