Turbine helicopter

N191LL

2009 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2009
Serial
9319
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Indiana University Health Inc (Corporation)
Based
Indianapolis, IN
Registration record

N191LL on the FAA register

Type
2009 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial
9319
Engines
2 × Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2
Registered owner
Indiana University Health Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Certificate issued
2010-01-11
Airworthiness date
2010-04-20
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A16CE7
Mode S (octal)
50266347
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-07
    Accident at West Lafayette, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2010-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N191LL.
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
Overview

About N191LL

N191LL is a 2009 Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, serial number 9319. The FAA register lists Indiana University Health Inc as the registrant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2010 and expires on July 31, 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 April 20, 2010.

N191LL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-03-07 Accident · West Lafayette, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN24LA128
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2
Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the tail rotor pitch change slider attachment hardware (T-bolt), which led to the disconnection of the pitch change slider, a loss of tail rotor control, and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel s failure to complete a maintenance discrepancy entry on the work order for the removal of the T-bolt.
NTSB report ↗

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.