Messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm BK 117 B-2 — registry & accident history

Recent Messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm BK 117 B-2 accidents

1. N880SLApr 25, 2025Serious

   The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the initial climb at night from a confined area landing zone, that resulted in an impact with a tree, a loss of control, and a subsequent impact with terrain.

2. N370SSMay 14, 2022No injuries

   An unintentional movement of the cyclic control before takeoff, which resulted the main rotor blades contacting the fixed wire cutter.

3. N238BKJul 2, 2017Minor

   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.

4. N330SLNov 13, 2011No injuries

   The main rotor blade’s contact with the vertical stabilizer during the engine shutdown in strong, gusty wind conditions.

Messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm BK 117 B-2 aircraft

• N1174U ’88 •
• N880SL ’88 •
• N117AM ’88
• N170MC ’90
• N196LL ’89
• N250KF ’89
• N317UH ’91
• N624AM ’89
• N64UP ’88
• N817DD ’86
• N828WA ’90
• N945ME ’91