# N160BK: 1983 Sikorsky UH-60A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky UH-60A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-60a) (registry code 8146004, 15 seats)
- Engine: [GE T700 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t700-series) (registry code 30029)
- Serial number: 83-23887
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 2017
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A0F1D1
- Registered owner: [Unical Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNICAL%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1352° N, 118.0267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91006, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=160BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160BK

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every GE T700 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Sikorsky UH-60A)

- [AD 2020-22-19](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-22-19): Main Rotor Head--Main Rotor Spindle Cuff · ACE Aeronautics UH-60A, BHI H60 (UH-60A), UH-60A and 17 more. Effective Dec 3, 2020

### Matched by engine (GE T700 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N160BK.

## NTSB investigations on N160BK not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87IA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87IA260), Jul 8, 1987: MBB BK117A-3 (N160BK), Cupertino, CA, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N160BK.

## Reports on N160BK not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N160BK, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19870708061949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708061949I), Jul 8, 1987: Bolkms BK117A3 (N160BK), Cupertino, CA, Minor damage. A life flight helicopter struck a powerline during landing at a car accident site in a remote area.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Sikorsky UH-60A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-60a/aircraft.md
- The GE T700 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t700-series.md

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