US Helicopter Registry

SikorskyS-64/CH-54Skycrane

36 Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 43 type by count. It is a heavy helicopter, built by Sikorsky.

36
Registered in the US
0
On a Part 135 certificate
1968
Median year built
3
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 5 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-64E12
CH-54A7
CH-54B7
S-64F6
S64E4

Where the Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane 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

  • 1960s 2569%
  • 1970s 514%
  • 1990s 411%

The register runs from 1962 to 1997, with 1968 the busiest year at 11 airframes. 2 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 2158%
  • Non-citizen corporation 1028%
  • Corporation 514%

The organisations with the most Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC19
U S LEASECO INC8
SILLER HELICOPTERS LLC6
US LEASECO INC2
U S LEASCO INC1

Engine and certification

36 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: P & W JFTD12A SER (15), P & W JFTD12A-4A (12), P & W JFTD12A-5A (8).

  • Standard 1439%
  • Restricted 1233%
  • Multiple 719%
  • Experimental 38%

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-64 / CH-54 Skycrane helicopters are there in the United States?

36 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane number 43 among model families. The FAA lists it under 5 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane helicopters registered?

Georgia leads with 25, then Oregon with 11. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane used for charter?

None of the 36 registered appear on a Part 135 certificate in the FAA workbook, so the type is not flying for hire in the United States at present.

How old are the Sikorsky S-64 / CH-54 Skycrane helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1968; the register runs from 1962 to 1997, with 1968 the busiest year at 11. 2 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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