Ownership guide
Sikorsky UH-60A
209 registered in the US, built from about 1978 to 1987, 15 seats, most with the GE T700-GE-701D. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.
The fleet
- Registered in the US
- 209
- Built
- 1978 to 1987
- Half built by
- 1981
- Seats
- 15
- Engine type
- Turboshaft
- Most common engine
- GE T700-GE-701D
Engines installed
- GE T700-GE-701D30 aircraft (14%)
- GE T700-GE-70029 aircraft (14%)
- GE T700 SERIES15 aircraft (7%)
- GE T700-GE-701C3 aircraft (1%)
From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.
Airworthiness Directives
0 current ADs name the UH-60A airframe, 0 with a repeat action. 3 equipment ADs name the model.
No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.
Accident record
1 accident since 2022, 0 fatal, 0 aircraft destroyed.
What happened
- Collision during takeoff/land1
Phase of flight
- Takeoff1
The latest
| Date | Where | What happened | Injuries | NTSB number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-23 | San diego, CA | Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land | None | WPR23LA045A |
From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.
What it costs to run
Per hour flown
Per year, flown or not
- Fuel
- $0/hr
- Engine reserve
- $0/hr
- A year
- $0
- All in, per hour
- $0/hr
Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Before you buy one
- Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
- For each repeat-action AD, find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
- Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
- 3 equipment ADs name the UH-60A (a muffler, a seat belt, a display): find out which of that equipment is installed.
- Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
- Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.
Questions
- How many Sikorsky UH-60As are registered in the US?
- 209, in the FAA aircraft registry.
- When was the Sikorsky UH-60A built?
- From about 1978 to 1987. Half of those registered today were built by 1981.
- What engine does the Sikorsky UH-60A have?
- Most have the GE T700-GE-701D (14% of those registered); others have the GE T700-GE-700, GE T700 SERIES, GE T700-GE-701C.
- How many accidents has the Sikorsky UH-60A had?
- 1 in the NTSB's database since 2022, 0 of them fatal. The most common defining event was collision during takeoff/land. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
- How many Airworthiness Directives does the Sikorsky UH-60A have?
- 0 current ADs name the UH-60A airframe, 0 of them with a repeat action. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.
Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.