# Boeing CH-47D - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 138160A - Manufacturer (registry): BOEING - Model: CH-47D - Aircraft type: Rotorcraft - Category: Rotorcraft - Engines: 2 · Turbo-shaft - Seats: 44 - Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Data sheet: [TCDS R00051SE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00051SE) (OpenAirDocs) - Holder: Columbia Helicopters Inc. - Registered aircraft: 22 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-ch-47d Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - [AD 2024-20-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-20-05): Flight control systems · Columbia Helicopters 234 and CH-47D. Effective Oct 28, 2024 - [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 2021-23-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-06): Rotor flight controls · Columbia Helicopters 234 and CH-47D. Effective Jan 4, 2022 - [AD 2018-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-16-11): Main Rotor Head · Billings Flying Service CH-47D, 234, CH-47D and 1 more. Effective Sep 17, 2018 Historical (superseded or no longer in force): - [AD 2021-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-13) (historical): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters K-225, K-190A, K-240 and 237 more.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 ## Registered aircraft (22) - [N160DY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160DY): [Unical Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNICAL%20AIR%20INC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), S/N 91-0235 - [N160EH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160EH): [Unical Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNICAL%20AIR%20INC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), built 1988, S/N 88-0108 - [N160TN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160TN): [Unical Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNICAL%20AIR%20INC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), S/N 89-0168 - [N237PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237PJ): [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake), S/N 91-0237 - [N238PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238PJ): [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake), built 1991, S/N 91-0238 - [N257PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257PJ): [Pj Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PJ%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Red Bluff, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Red%20Bluff), built 1989, S/N 89-0132 - [N258PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258PJ): [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake), built 1991, S/N (M3407) 91-0258 - [N285PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285PJ): [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake), built 1991, S/N 91-0268 - [N344RA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N344RA): [Akch4 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKCH4%20LLC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage), built 1987, S/N 86-1663 - [N366RA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N366RA): [Akch3 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKCH3%20LLC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage), built 1992, S/N 91-0244 - [N377RA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377RA): [Akch2 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKCH2%20LLC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage), built 1993, S/N 92-0300 - [N406KT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406KT): [Billings Flying Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLINGS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20LLC), [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings), built 1995, S/N M3662 - [N40CU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40CU): [Uc Helitanker 1 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UC%20HELITANKER%201%20LLC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), built 1989, S/N 89-0169 - [N411CH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411CH): [Columbia Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland), S/N 87-0079 - [N412CH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412CH): [Columbia Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland), S/N 88-0109 - [N42CU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42CU): [Uc Helitanker 1 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UC%20HELITANKER%201%20LLC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), built 1991, S/N 91-0270 - [N43CU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43CU): [Uc Helitanker 1 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UC%20HELITANKER%201%20LLC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), built 1990, S/N 90-0182 - [N475CH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N475CH): [Columbia Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora), S/N 88-0079 - [N47CU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47CU): [Csc Delaware Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CSC%20DELAWARE%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1992, S/N 92-0299 - [N49CU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49CU): [Uc Helitanker 1 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UC%20HELITANKER%201%20LLC), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia), built 1993, S/N 93-0934 - [N588AJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N588AJ): [Billings Flying Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLINGS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20LLC), [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings), built 1992, S/N 92-0290 - [N945CH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945CH): [Heligroup Fire LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELIGROUP%20FIRE%20LLC), [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula), S/N 91-0262 ## NTSB investigations (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 CEN22FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA331), Jul 21, 2022: Columbia Helicopters CH-47D (N388RA), North Fork, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to properly secure a company-issued iPad, leading to its migration into and jamming of the copilot’s left pedal, preventing the pilot from arresting a left yaw, and… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 20220721009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220721009649A), Jul 21, 2022: Columbia CH-47D (N388RA), North Fork, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N388RA a CH47D helicopter was found on the south bank of the salmon river perpendicular to the bank in about 7-10 feet of water. Access was limited due to the… ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5) Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has. - [STC SR02510SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02510SE): Installation of a Supplemental Lighting System. Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc - [STC SR04590CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR04590CH): Installation of a Helitak FT11K Liquid Dispensing System. Helitak USA, LLC - [STC SR02599SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02599SE): Installation of a Kawak Aviation Technologies Model 41300 auxiliary hydraulic system. Kawak Aviation Technologies, Inc - [STC SR12015SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR12015SE): Installation of Green Power Monitoring Systems International, Inc. (GPMS) Foresight MX Flight Data Monitoring System (FDMS). GPMS International Inc - [STC SR02466SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02466SE): Installation of the Simplex Model 347 aerial dispensing of liquids system. Simplex Manufacturing Company ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Billings Flying Service CH-47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/billings-flying-service-ch-47d): 6 registered aircraft, registry code 138160B - [Boeing Helicopters CH-47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-helicopters-ch-47d): 6 registered aircraft, registry code 138260A - [Tandem Rotor CH47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/tandem-rotor-ch47d): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 8840351 - [Columbia Helicopters CH-47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-helicopters-ch-47d): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 2340100 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.