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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70297

Built by:: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:: UH-60A
Effectivity:: 0287
Lot Number:: 05
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:: written-off
Last Updated:: 2024-05-07

* The model displayed above will either be the aircraft's birth or earliest modified model. To see the aircrafts modification history see the below Aircraft Historical Events.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
February 1983	81-23576	UH-60A		U.S. Army
In February 1983 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

February 1983

81-23576

UH-60A

U.S. Army

In February 1983 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory.

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date	To Date	Model	Unit Name	Location
1983-02-16	1983-11-15	UH-60A	201st Aviation Company	Camp Humpheys, South Korea
1983-11-16	1989-11-15	UH-60A	AVSCOM	Saint Louis, Missouri

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
1980	N23576	UH-60A		Department of Homeland Security
Sometime during the mid to late 1980s the aircraft was transferred to the CBP and registered as N23576.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

1980

N23576

UH-60A

Department of Homeland Security

Sometime during the mid to late 1980s the aircraft was transferred to the CBP and registered as N23576.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
02 November 1989	N23576	UH-60A		Department of Homeland Security
On 02 November 1989 the helicopter was on a night law enforcement mission over the ocean near marathon, Florida. After takeoff the PIC noted the radar altimeter needle, which activated the low altitude warning was not functional, though the digital display and the Copilots radar altimeter were operating normally. After entering the mission area, the PIC began random maneuvers with altitude varying between 200 and 300 feet above the water. There was an estimated 1000-foot overcast condition with no visible horizon. Both pilots were wearing Night Vision Goggles. The Copilot operated the search light and was monitoring the instruments. While maneuvering to keep a boat in view, the helicopter began descending and contacted the water. Immediately, the cabin filled with water. All the occupants egressed successfully from the helicopter, except for the Copilot, who presumably drowned. The PIC and 2 of the other crewmembers were not injured; 2 others received minor injuries. Unit Involved: U.S. Customs Service Mishap Location: Over the ocean near marathon, Florida Fatalities: 1

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

02 November 1989

N23576

UH-60A

Department of Homeland Security

On 02 November 1989 the helicopter was on a night law enforcement mission over the ocean near marathon, Florida. After takeoff the PIC noted the radar altimeter needle, which activated the low altitude warning was not functional, though the digital display and the Copilots radar altimeter were operating normally.

After entering the mission area, the PIC began random maneuvers with altitude varying between 200 and 300 feet above the water. There was an estimated 1000-foot overcast condition with no visible horizon. Both pilots were wearing Night Vision Goggles. The Copilot operated the search light and was monitoring the instruments. While maneuvering to keep a boat in view, the helicopter began descending and contacted the water. Immediately, the cabin filled with water. All the occupants egressed successfully from the helicopter, except for the Copilot, who presumably drowned. The PIC and 2 of the other crewmembers were not injured; 2 others received minor injuries.

Unit Involved: U.S. Customs Service
Mishap Location: Over the ocean near marathon, Florida
Fatalities: 1