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N9FH1981 Bhi H60 Helicopters LLC UH-60A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, May 2021)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2028
Based in
Leesburg, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2015
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2021
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Brainerd Helicopters INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Leesburg, FL
Certificate issued
Apr 8, 2015
Expires
Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date
Jun 30, 2016

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Bhi H60 Helicopters LLC
Model
UH-60A
Year
1981
Serial number
80-23461
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
19
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
AC6AFF

Engine

Make and model
Ge T700-Ge-700
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
1561 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2015 – nowBrainerd Helicopters INCLeesburg, FL · current
  2. Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Hosier Rand Kr-1 S/N F67362
  3. until 2009Ozark Aircraft Sales INCKansas City, MO · different airframe: 1969 Beechcraft 99 S/N U-94

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

May 25, 2021 · Leesburg, FL

The failure of the water tank snorkel support structure, which allowed the snorkel to contact the main rotor blades. Contributing to the accident was insufficient Federal Aviation Administration oversight of the supplemental type certificate process for the water tank and snorkel.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
ERA21FA233

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA21FA233)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2020-22-19Various Restricted Category HelicoptersDec 3, 2020Airframe (UH-60A)Only with: Restricted category helicopters with main rotor blade spindle cuff P/N 70150-09109-041 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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