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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70614

Built by:: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:: SH-60B
Effectivity:: 0139
Lot Number:: 07
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:: written-off
Last Updated:: 2025-06-26

* 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
April 1989	163593	SH-60B		U.S. Navy
In April 1989 the Aircraft was accepted into the Navy Inventory. At some point the Aircraft was with HSL-46 at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

April 1989

163593

SH-60B

U.S. Navy

In April 1989 the Aircraft was accepted into the Navy Inventory. At some point the Aircraft was with HSL-46 at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
12 March 2002	163593	SH-60B		U.S. Navy
On 12 March 2002 the Aircraft crashed in Mediterranean Sea during a routine training flight. The helicopter was operating from the destroyer USS Hayler (DD-997). The Hayler lost radar contact and communications with the helicopter while operating approximately 80 nautical miles west of Greece. The Navy was able to recover 2 crew members who were deceased, the 3rd crew member was never found. Unit Involved: HSL-46 Mishap Location: About miles West of Greece. Fatalities: 3 On 31 July 2002 Phoenix International Inc. announced the successful completion of a mission to locate and recover the aircraft and on 27 January 2003 the Aircraft was Struck-off Charge.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

12 March 2002

163593

SH-60B

U.S. Navy

On 12 March 2002 the Aircraft crashed in Mediterranean Sea during a routine training flight. The helicopter was operating from the destroyer USS Hayler (DD-997). The Hayler lost radar contact and communications with the helicopter while operating approximately 80 nautical miles west of Greece.

The Navy was able to recover 2 crew members who were deceased, the 3rd crew member was never found.

Unit Involved: HSL-46
Mishap Location: About miles West of Greece.
Fatalities: 3

On 31 July 2002 Phoenix International Inc. announced the successful completion of a mission to locate and recover the aircraft and on 27 January 2003 the Aircraft was Struck-off Charge.