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N160AQ1982 Sikorsky UH-60A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Nov 2022)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Aug 31, 2027
Based in
Irvine, CA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2017
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2022
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner
Cormorant Venture LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Irvine, CA
Certificate issued
Aug 21, 2017
Expires
Aug 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and Development, Market Survey, Racing
Airworthiness date
Jan 31, 2017

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Sikorsky
Model
UH-60A
Year
1982
Serial number
81-23588
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
15
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A0F1BD

Engine

Make and model
Ge T700-Ge-700
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
1561 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2017 – nowCormorant Venture LLCIrvine, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Nov 23, 2022 · San Diego, CA

The failure of the crewmembers of the second helicopter to maintain visual separation with the first helicopter while complying with the LC controller’s instruction to go around. Contributing to the accident were the nighttime conditions and the lack of a safety alert from the controller to either helicopter.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
WPR23LA045

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR23LA045)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2020-22-19Various Restricted Category HelicoptersDec 3, 2020Airframe (UH-60A)Only with: Restricted category helicopters with main rotor blade spindle cuff P/N 70150-09109-041 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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