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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70430

* 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
March 1986 162138 SH-60B Flag U.S. Navy

In March 1986 the Aircraft was accepted into the Navy Inventory.

In 1988 the Aircraft was with HSL-44 at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
22 February 1991 162138 SH-60B Flag U.S. Navy

On 22 February 1991 the Aircraft was ditched following a single engine failure on takeoff from the USS Halyburton (FFG-40). All crewmembers were rescued via the ship’s whale boat.

  • Unit Involved: HSL-44
  • Mishap Location: Persian Gulf
  • Fatalities: 0