US Helicopter Registry

SikorskyS-58/H-34

26 Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 49 type by count. It is a military surplus helicopter, built by Sikorsky. 4 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

26
Registered in the US
4
On a Part 135 certificate
1958
Median year built
14
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 13 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
S-58JT5
S-58C3
S-58ET3
S58E3
S-582
S-58H2
S-58J2
S-58B1
S-58BT1
S-58D1
S-58DT1
S-58T1
UH-34D1

Where the Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1950s 1454%
  • 1960s 623%

The register runs from 1956 to 1963, with 1957 the busiest year at 7 airframes. 6 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 1454%
  • Corporation 1038%
  • Individual 28%

The organisations with the most Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
VI 1 LLC8
AIRCRANE INC3
SH1P HOLDINGS LLC3
5-STATE HELICOPTERS INC2
VI1 LLC2
5 STATE HELICOPTERS INC1
AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION INC TRUSTEE1
B&B HELOS LLC1

Engine and certification

11 are recorded as turbine powered and 15 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: WRIGHT R-1820 SER (6), P&W CANADA PT6T-6 (5), P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (2), WRIGHT 989C9HE2 (2), P & W PT6T-6 (1).

  • Standard 2077%
  • Multiple 28%
  • Restricted 14%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 helicopters are there in the United States?

26 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 number 49 among model families. The FAA lists it under 13 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 helicopters registered?

Washington leads with 10, then Kansas with 4. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 used for charter?

4 of the 26 registered, 15 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. For a surplus military type that is almost entirely external-load and firefighting work under restricted-category rules, not passenger charter.

How old are the Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1958; the register runs from 1956 to 1963, with 1957 the busiest year at 7. 6 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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