# N160LA: Sikorsky S-70A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-70A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-70a) (registry code 8140711, 39 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H5NE) (Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 702453
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2011
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A0F2A9
- Registered owner: [County Of Los Angeles Fire Dept Air Operations](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTY%20OF%20LOS%20ANGELES%20FIRE%20DEPT%20AIR%20OPERATIONS)
- Location: [Pacoima, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pacoima)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2553° N, 118.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91331, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=160LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160LA

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 10 in force

### Matched by airframe (Sikorsky S-70A)

- [AD 2023-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-11-07): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters 47, 206, 210 and 237 more. Effective Jun 22, 2023
- [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
- [AD 2020-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-02-17): Tail Rotor Blades · Sikorsky S-70, S-70A, S-70C and 2 more. Effective Mar 13, 2020
- [AD 2013-25-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-25-13): Main Rotor Hub, Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate, Main Rotor Gearbox,  
 Engine/Transmission Coupling, Tail Rotor Drive Shaft · Sikorsky S-70, S-70A and S-70C. Effective Feb 25, 2014
- [AD 2013-26-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-26-13): Fatigue failure of an engine rotor part · Sikorsky S-70, S-70A, S-70C and 2 more. Effective Feb 10, 2014
- [AD 2013-06-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-06-51): Equipment/Furnishings · Agusta A109, A109A, A109A II and 43 more. Effective Jul 15, 2013
- [AD 2012-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-23-13): Engine Oil Cooler, Main Rotor Blades, Tail Rotor Head, Tail Rotor Blades, Tail Rotor Control System, Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck, Fuel Transfer Valve, and Fasteners · Sikorsky S-70, S-70A and S-70C. Effective Dec 14, 2012
- [AD 2012-22-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-22-14): Tail Rotor Gearbox · Sikorsky S-70, S-70A, S-70C and 2 more. Effective Nov 30, 2012
- [AD 2010-23-24](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-23-24): Gear · Sikorsky S-70A and S-70C. Effective Dec 22, 2010
- [AD 2002-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-11-10): Jackpad Mounting Bolt Retention Nut · Sikorsky S-70A and S-70C. Effective Jun 24, 2002

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2024-05-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-05-51) (historical): Turbine Section · General Electric CT7-2E1, CT7-2F1, CT7-8A and 11 more. Effective Apr 1, 2024
- [AD 2021-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-13) (historical): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters K-225, K-190A, K-240 and 237 more. Effective Dec 9, 2021
- [AD 2011-22-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-22-51) (historical): Tail Rotor Gearbox · Sikorsky S-70, S-70A, S-70C and 2 more
- [AD 2001-25-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-25-08) (historical): Main Landing Gear Drag Beam · Sikorsky S-70A, S-70C, S-70C(M1) and 1 more. Effective Jan 2, 2002

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB SW-04-75](https://openairdocs.org/saib/SW-04-75): . Issued Aug 4, 2004

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX05TA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05TA156), May 4, 2005: Sikorsky S-70A (N160LA), Calabasas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue of the forward keeper due to known flaws in the manufacturing process.
- [NTSB LAX04IA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04IA311), Aug 30, 2004: Sikorsky S-70A (N160LA), Pacoima, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of the operator's mechanics to install the turboshaft engine's forward curvic seal during a gas generator turbine (GGT) replacement. Contributing factors to the incident were the failure…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050504010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050504010229A), May 4, 2005: Skrsky S70A (N160LA), Calabasas, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) A Sikorsky S-70A, N160LA, encountered a vibration after the APU door struck a main rotor blade inflight near Calabasas, California. The helicopter…
- [Incident 20040830027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040830027049I), Aug 30, 2004: Skrsky S70A (N160LA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On August 30, 2004, approximately 1240 pacific daylight time, a Sikorsky S-70A twin-engine helicopter, N160LA, experienced an uncontained number 2 engine…

## Reports on N160LA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N160LA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20000722025749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722025749I), Jul 22, 2000: Bell 205A1 (N160LA), Santa Clarita, CA, Minor damage. (-23) First stage compressor blade failure occurred. A/c sustained minor damage.

## 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) (21)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Sikorsky S-70A)

- [STC SR02597SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02597SE): Installation of Purge Fuel Collector System. Timberline Aerospace LLC
- [STC SR12058AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR12058AK): Installation of Recoil Aerospace, Inc. T750-I Internal Fire Suppression Tank. Recoil Aerospace Inc
- [STC SR12471AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR12471AT): Installation of RMCI Health Useage and Monitoring System (HUMS). RMCI Inc
- [STC SR00903DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00903DE): Installation of Left and Right, Hand Hold, Step and Step Fairing modification. Blackhawk Mission Equipment
- [STC SR12380LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR12380LA): Installation of Aerocraft's External Load Mount Kit (ARC-H60ELM). Aerocraft Incorporated
- [STC SR04461CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR04461CH): Installation of a Helitak FT4500 Black Hawk Fire Tank Liquid Dispensing System. Helitak USA, LLC
- [STC SR02794LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02794LA): Installation of Ballast Box. Aerocraft Incorporated
- [STC SR02767LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02767LA): Installation of H-60 Electric APU Starter Modification to replace the original equipment hydraulic APU starter system on Restricted Category H-60 Firefighting and Utility Helicopters. Aerocraft Inc
- [STC SR02764LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02764LA): Installation of lift kit. Aerocraft Incorporated
- [STC SR02544LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02544LA): Installation of a left side bubble window and a modified left side main landing gear fairing. Aerocraft Incorporated
- [STC SR02744SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02744SE): Installation of BLR FastFin System. BLR Aerosapce LLC
- [STC SR00919DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00919DE): Installation of Left and Right Pulse Light. Blackhawk Mission Equipment
- [STC SR04618CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR04618CH): Installation of Luma Technologies LT-4082 and LT-4106 series 82 and 106 Station Integration LED Display Panels with LT-2205 and LT-2206 series 5 and 6 Station LED Display/Reset Panels. Luma Technologies LLC
- [STC SR00848DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00848DE): The installation of a bubble window as a direct replacement for the existing window in the left hand side Cockpit door. Blackhawk Mission Equipment
- [STC SR00933DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00933DE): Installation of internal firefighting water tank and snorkel. Blackhawk Mission Equipment
- [STC SR02760LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02760LA): Installation of Aerocraft Incorporated H-60 Blackhawk Helicopter Cargo Basket. Aerocraft Inc
- [STC SR02657SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02657SE): Installation of Model 370i Fire Attack System. Simplex Manufacturing Company
- [STC SR02617SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02617SE): Installation of a Mechanical Specialties Model 909 Cargo Hook. Mechanical Specialties Inc
- [STC SR04422CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR04422CH): Installation of NASI NTEC36TM Cooling System in accordance with Master Data List (MDL) as listed on AML No. SR04422CH, or later FAA approved revision. National Aircraft Service Inc
- [STC SR02068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02068SE): Installation of a modified Sikorsky L/H Step Fairing P/N 70215-02319-043 manufactured and installed. Firehawk Helicopters Inc
- [STC SR00896DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00896DE) (historical): The installation of a bubble window with view port as a direct replacement for the existing window in the left hand side Cockpit door. Blackhawk Mission Equipment

## Related

- Other Sikorsky S-70A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-70a/aircraft.md

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