Turbine helicopter

N828WA

1990 Eurocopter BK117 B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
7219
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Honeywell LTS101-750B-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Windward Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Puunene, HI
1990 Eurocopter BK117 B-2
Representative photo of a Eurocopter BK117 B-2. Not a photo of N828WA.
Registration record

N828WA on the FAA register

Type
1990 Eurocopter BK117 B-2 (FAA: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2)
Serial
7219
Engines
2 × Honeywell LTS101-750B-1
Registered owner
Windward Aviation Inc
Puunene, HI
Certificate issued
2022-07-08
Airworthiness date
1990-06-21
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AB5088
Mode S (octal)
52650210
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N828WA.
  • 1990-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N828WA

N828WA is a 1990 Eurocopter BK117 B-2 (FAA model BK 117 B-2), serial number 7219. The FAA register lists Windward Aviation Inc as the registrant in Puunene, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Honeywell LTS101-750B-1 engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 21, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N828WA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-01-30 Accident · Middleville, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI90LA073
Reported aircraft: Bell 222 — a different aircraft that carried the N828WA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM THE TV TOWER. THE TV TOWER (GUY WIRE) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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.