US Helicopter Registry

SikorskyUH-60BlackHawk/S-70

463 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 3 percent of the US fleet and the number 10 type by count. It is a military surplus helicopter, built by Sikorsky.

463
Registered in the US
0
On a Part 135 certificate
1984
Median year built
15
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 11 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
UH-60A224
UH-60L133
EH-60A33
HH-60L32
S-70I18
UH-6010
S-70M5
S-70A3
S70A-273
S-70C1
UH-60M1

Where the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 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 10%
  • 1970s 204%
  • 1980s 12327%
  • 1990s 82%
  • 2000s 41%
  • 2010s 82%
  • 2020s 133%

The register runs from 1966 to 2024, with 1983 the busiest year at 20 airframes. 286 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 25455%
  • LLC 12928%
  • Government 7817%
  • Non-citizen corporation 20%

The organisations with the most Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
BROWN HELICOPTER INC133
ACE AERONAUTICS LLC43
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY28
TIMBERLINE HELICOPTERS INC15
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC14
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE14
PJ HELICOPTERS INC10
BRAINERD HELICOPTERS INC9

Engine and certification

463 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: GE T700-GE-701D (102), GE T700-GE-700 (41), GE T700 SERIES (24), GE T700-GE-701C (7), GE T701 SERIES (4).

  • Restricted 9921%
  • Experimental 7717%
  • Multiple 10%

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 UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 helicopters are there in the United States?

463 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 3 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 number 10 among model families. The FAA lists it under 11 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 helicopters registered?

Florida leads with 175, then California with 67. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 used for charter?

None of the 463 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 UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1984; the register runs from 1966 to 2024, with 1983 the busiest year at 20. 286 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.

Other model families

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