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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70610

Built by:: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:: SH-60B
Effectivity:: 0136
Lot Number:: 06
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:: written-off
Last Updated:: 2025-06-25

* 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
January 1989	163247	SH-60B		U.S. Navy
In January 1989 the Aircraft was accepted into the Navy Inventory. At some point the Aircraft was with HSL-49 at NAS North Island, San Diego, California.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

January 1989

163247

SH-60B

U.S. Navy

In January 1989 the Aircraft was accepted into the Navy Inventory. At some point the Aircraft was with HSL-49 at NAS North Island, San Diego, California.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
4 May 2002	163247	SH-60B		U.S. Navy
On 4 May 2002 the Aircraft crashed and sank in the Pacific Ocean about 87 miles off San Diego during a training exercise. All 3 personnel were rescued. The accident occurred when the Aircraft was attempting to land on the guided-missile destroyer Paul Hamilton at 9:38 p.m. The Hamilton is part of the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier battle group now training for deployment to the Arabian Sea. Unit Involved: HSL-49 Accident Location: about 87 miles off San Diego Fatalities: 0