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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70382

* 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.

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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
May 1984 162092 SH-60B Flag U.S. Navy

In May 1984 the Aircraft was accepted into the Navy Inventory.

At some point the Aircraft was with the Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Directorate (RWATD) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
9 June 1986 162092 SH-60B Flag U.S. Navy

On 9 June 1986 this Aircraft crashed into the Ocean while operating off the USS Underwood (FFG-36) during a Tiger Cruise on its way back to NAS Mayport. The ship was able to rescue one crewmember after the crash, but the two pilots were killed. The Aircraft was pulled off the ocean floor and brought back to NAS Mayport Florida.

  • Unit Involved: Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Directorate
  • Mishap Location: At Sea about 8 miles off coast of Jacksonville, Florida.
  • Fatalities: 2