Turbine helicopter

N9FH

1981 Bhi H60 Helicopters UH-60A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
80-23461
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brainerd Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, FL
Registration record

N9FH on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bhi H60 Helicopters UH-60A
Serial
80-23461
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-700
Registered owner
Brainerd Helicopters Inc
Leesburg, FL
Certificate issued
2015-04-08
Airworthiness date
2016-06-30
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC6AFF
Mode S (octal)
53065377
Seats (type)
19
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-25
    Accident at Leesburg, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2016-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2015-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N9FH to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-16
    N9FH previously assigned to a Beechcraft 99 (s/n U-94); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N9FH

N9FH is a 1981 Bhi H60 Helicopters UH-60A, serial number 80-23461. The FAA register lists Brainerd Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Leesburg, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge T700-GE-700 engines and 19 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 30, 2016.

N9FH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-05-25 Accident · Leesburg, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA21FA233
Reported aircraft: Bhi H60 Helicopters UH-60A
Probable cause: 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.

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

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