Turbine helicopter

N140SF

2010 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2010
Serial
9389
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Osf Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Peoria, IL
Registration record

N140SF on the FAA register

Type
2010 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9389
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Osf Aviation LLC
Peoria, IL
Certificate issued
2022-04-18
Airworthiness date
2011-09-23
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0A446
Mode S (octal)
50122106
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N140SF to the current registrant.
  • 2017-10-13
    Accident at Canton, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2010
    Manufactured (2010).
  • 1983-04-23
    N140SF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Jurca 3/4 Spitfire (s/n OK-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N140SF

N140SF is a 2010 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9389. The FAA register lists Osf Aviation LLC as the registrant in Peoria, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2 engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 23, 2011.

N140SF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-10-13 Accident · Canton, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA18CA012
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter MBB BK 117
Probable cause: The flight instructor's incorrect cyclic control during a hover, which resulted in a hard landing.
1982-04-09 Accident · Bartlesville, OK Damage: Destroyed NTSB · FTW82DA153
Reported aircraft: Jurca 3/4 Spitfire — a different aircraft that carried the N140SF registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.