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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70702

* 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
December 1983 83-23877 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

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

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
27 September 1996 83-23877 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 27 September 1996 the crew lost Tail Rotor Control on short final to the runway. The aircraft spun to the right several times, then impacted the runway in a spin and rolled onto its right side. The aircraft structure and main rotor system sustained major damage. It was later determined that the tail rotor drive shaft failed due to improper installation at the tail take off flange.

  • Unit Involved: 4-227th Aviation Battalion
  • Mishap Location: Ft. Hood, Texas
  • Fatalities: 0

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
22 September 2015 N166DF UH-60A Flag Unical Group

On 22 September 2015 the aircraft entered the U.S Army Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction (BEST) Program and was sold to the Commercial Market. FAA Certificate issued to Unical Aviation in City of Industry, California and aircraft registered as N166DF.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 4

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
2 January 2025 N166DF UH-60A Flag TVPX Aircraft Solutions

On 2 January 2025 the aircraft was registered with TVPX Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee in North Salt Lake, Utah and maintained N166DF.