N903SH

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2012 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 9 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SANFORD NORTH, SD (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
SANFORD HEALTH (XU5A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
SANFORD HEALTH (XU5A)Operatoron 2016-09-29Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2016-09-29 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 230 No injuries Part 91SANFORD HEALTH

Operated by SANFORD HEALTH (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CEN16CA393

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2026-08-04.

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; WARNING INDICATION · 2026-08-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE (NR 2)

THE AIRCRAFT A LOSS OF LOAD INDICATION ON THE NR 2 GENERATOR FOLLOWED BY A BAT DISCHARGE CAUTION LIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 GENERATOR HAD FAILED IN A MANNER THAT ALSO CAUSED THE BUSS TIE SYS TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE NR 1 GENERATOR’S ABILITY TO PROPERLY PICK UP THE FULL LOAD, THUS CAUSING A BATTERY DISCHARGE. AN OVERHAULED STARTER GENERATOR WAS INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED. ALL RELATED SYSTEMS WERE TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

Source: SDR XU5A2026080600173