Sikorsky S-70 H-60 accidents
List of helicopter accidents| Year | Version | C/N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | uh-60a | 70-001 |  73-21650 : YUH-60 prototype f/f 17oct74; w/o 19may78 in the Housatonic River, Connecticut during a test flight for Sikorsky. 3 civilian crew died |
| 1982 | uh-60a | 70-050 | 78-22984 : US Army; Fort Campbell TF 160; w/o 30mar82 crashed in night flight 6 miles NW Pembroke, Georgia enroute to North Carolina |
| 1982 | uh-60a | 70-084 | 79-23267 : US Army; 158 101AVN w/o 05aug82 crashed into a military bus at the NBC Training Range, Tennessee killing the driver. 4 fatalities |
| 1982 | uh-60a | 70-141 | 79-23324 : US Army; 2-82 AVN w/o 04mar82 crash at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 2 fatalities |
| 1983 | uh-60a | 70-059 | 78-22993 : TF160 w/o 26aug83 Christian County, Kentucky. 3 fatalities |
| 1983 | uh-60a | 70-065 | 78-22999 : US Army; 160th SOAR w/o 04oct83 crashed in Caribbean Sea approx 2m NE Fort Sherman, Panama Canal |
| 1983 | uh-60a | 70-068 | 78-23002 : US Army; 160th SOAR w/o 25oct83 Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada |
| 1983 | uh-60a | 70-278 | 81-23557 : US Army; 9 AVN w/o 18oct83 crash during NVG training flight near Mount Rainier, Washington. 4 fatalities |
| 1984 | uh-60a | 70-575 | 82-23752 : resbuilt as UH-60M 04-27001 |
| 1985 | mh-60g | 70-530 | 82-23707 : USAF; UH-60A conv MH-60G; w/o 26jan85 |
| 1985 | sh-60b | 70-387 | 162097 : USN; JA-42/VX-1 w/o 23feb85 ditched North of Bermuda |
| 1986 | sh-60b | 70-382 | 162092 : I was the rescue swimmer who responded to the crash in an SH-3G. Crewman refused to be hoisted on help. Pilot stuck the tail rotor in the water showing off for the families. Sad day! |
| 1986 | sh-60b | 70-400 | 162110 : USN; HSL-42 w/o 26jun86 |
| 1986 | uh-60a | 70-008 | 77-22714 : w/o 03oct86 |
| 1986 | uh-60a | 70-542 | 82-23719 : w/o at Fort Rucker, AL |
| 1987 | mh-60g | 70-352 | 81-23647 : SrA Beski was the flight engineer |
| 1987 | s-70c | 70-831 |  ? : S-70C2 China;
w/o 08oct87 |
| 1987 | uh-60a | 70-998 | 86-24503 : US Army;
16sep87 w/o 4-6th CAV Troop D |
| 1988 | sh-60b | 70-463 | 162978 : USN; HSL-44 w/o 19jan88 |
| 1989 | sh-60b | 70-403 | 162113 : Mediterranean. Details of the crash from the DANFS website;;
A SH-60B Seahawk (BuNo 162113), of embarked HSL-42, Detachment 3, fell into the Mediterranean during landing qualifications in heavy seas and zero visibility, while USS BOONE (FFG 28) made for the Persian Gulf (2 August 1989). The ship rescued all three crewmen. |
| 1989 | sh-60b | 70-592 | 163236 : USN; HSL-45 w/o 20-30jun89 |
| 1989 | uh-60a | 70-691 | 83-23866 : US Army; B Co,2/2 AVN w/o 06jul89 crashed after hit power lines during night training 8 m East of Seoul, South Korea. 2 injuries |
| 1990 | sh-60b | 70-451 | 162343 : Was aboard the crommelin that fateful day. remember being woke up by another sailor on board saying that our attached helo ocean Lord 25 had crashed. we conducted SAR |
| 1990 | sh-60b | 70-465 | 162979 : USN; HSL-47 w/o 1990 |
| 1990 | sh-60b | 70-470 | 162983 : On display at NAS North Island until repl by 165112 |
| 1990 | uh-60a | 70-1249 |  FAC4102 : FAC d/d jul88. BuNo 88-26088. w/o 16dec90 |
| 1991 | hh-60g | 70-1307 | 88-26110 : USAF; 102nd RQS w/o 30oct91 New York Air National Guard |
| 1991 | mh-60l | 70-1478 | 90-26251 : 1992 remains of airframe returned to US. Various sections/components refurbished |
| 1991 | sh-60b | 70-430 | 162138 : Single engine failure followed by ditch at sea on takeoff from USS Halyburton (FFG-40) Crew: LT Tony Stainbrook, LT Don Johnson, AW3 Scott Allee. All survived and rescued via the ship's motor whale boat. |
| 1991 | sh-60f | 164090 : USN; HS-4 w/o 06aug91 | |
| 1991 | uh-60a | 70-081 | 78-23015 : w/o 28feb91. shot down over Iraq in rescue mission: 5 KIA, 3 POW |
| 1992 | hh-60g | 70-1318 | 88-26116 : w/o 29oct92 California Air National Guard |
| 1992 | S-70A-5 | 70-0587 |  738 : Philippines VIP, asg 252nd PHS;
w/o 02may92 |
| 1992 | s-70a-9 | 70-1328 |  A25-217 : 1114. w/o 29jun92 near Oakey. 2 fatalities |
| 1993 | hh-60g | 70-1658 | 91-26355 : USAF; 210th RQS Alaska Air National Guard w/o Sep93 |
| 1993 | mh-60l | 70-1457 | 89-26188 : US Army, 160 SOAR; w/o shot down by RPG at Mogadishu, Somalia. 3 killed, one captured |
| 1993 | mh-60l | 70-1622 | 91-26324 : US Army, 160 SOAR; w/o shot down by RPG in Mogadishu, Somalia. 3 killed |
| 1993 | sh-60f | 70-1805 | 164616 : w/o 06apr93 before delivery to US Navy |
| 1993 | sh-60f | 164096 : crashed while doing FCF... AW1 or 2 Robert Lee died due to entanglement in FCF equipment entanglement. | |
| 1993 | vh-60n | 70-1222 | 163267 : HMX-1. w/o 19may93 during an inspection flight after undergoing maintenance , 4 marines killed |
| 1994 | hh-60g | 91-26404 : FYI there were 5 fatalities (2 pilots, 1 FE, 2 PJ) 2 Capts 3 SrA. I was the military photographer that documented the crash site. Andy J | |
| 1994 | s-70c |  2311 : Navy S-70C(M)-1 Thunderhawk; w/o 12jan94 | |
| 1994 | sh-60f | 164093 : USN; NK-610/HS-4 w/o 03sep94 ditched off South Korea | |
| 1995 | s-70a-17 | 70-1329 |  J-1329 : Jandarma; w/o 13jan95 |
| 1995 | s-70c | 70-959 | 7002 : Taiwan air force S-70C-1 Bluehawk; w/o 05nov95 |
| 1995 | sh-60f | 70-1800 | 164611 : USN; NF-617/HS-14 w/o 15mar95 |
| 1995 | uh-60a | 70-839 | 84-23998 : 1-212th AVN /98F
w/o 20jan95 Samson, Alabama. 1 fatality |
| 1996 | hh-60h | 70-2278 | 164844 : w/o in Persian Gulf with HS-15 |
| 1996 | s-70a-9 | 70-1178 | A25-113 : 0964, f/f 21jun89; w/o 12jun96 in night mid air collision with A25-209 near Townsville. 18 fatalities |
| 1996 | s-70a-9 | 70-1352 | A25-209 : 1138, f/f 5feb90; w/o 12jun96 in night mid air collision with A25-113 near Townsville. 18 fatalities |
| 1997 | hh-60h | 70-2288 | 165255 : USN; w/o 13mar97 HS-3 /AJ-615 ditch off North Carolina. 4 fatalities |
| 1997 | s-70a-28 | 70-1898 | J-1898 : Jandarma, type to be conf;
w/o 14sep97 |
| 1997 | sh-60b | 70-1939 | 164856 : USN; HQ-475/HSL-46 w/o 08jan97 |
| 1997 | sh-60b | 163598 : Red Stinger 110 with Det 5. Four souls survive loss of tail rotor authority upon takeoff of USS Rentz (FFG-46) off coast of Kuwait. | |
| 1998 | hh-60g | 70-1301 | 88-26105 : USAF; 66th RQS w/o 04sep98 collided at night with 91-26359 on Combat Rescue School Nellis |
| 1998 | hh-60g | 70-1727 | 91-26359 : USAF; 66th RQS w/o 04 collided at night with 88-26105 on Combat Rescue School Nellis |
| 1998 | hh-60h | 70-2265 | 165154 : USN; from SH-60F; JA-51/VX-1 w/o 26sep98 |
| 1998 | s-70a-28 | 70-1896 | J-1896 : Jandarma, type to be conf;
w/o 27nov98 |
| 1998 | s-70a-36 | 70-2396 |  EB-3004 : EB d/d 97 as HM-2 Black Hawk. w/o 13sep98 |
| 1998 | sh-60b | 70-369 | 161558 : w/o 06mar98 with HSL-47, crashed near Crestline Monument Peak in California due to icing. The five occupants LT Mackey, LT Lee, LTJG Hillegas, LTJG Koontz and AW3 Daniel Garber were killed |
| 1998 | sh-60b | 70-398 | 162108 : USN; HSL-48 w/o 08aug98 |
| 1998 | sh-60f | 70-1587 | 164102 : USN HS-7 /AC-615; w/o 29 crashed at NAS Fallon, Nevada. 1 fatality |
| 1999 | sh-60b | 163246 : USN; HLS-43 w/o 23mar99 ditched in Arabian Sea | |
| 2000 | uh-60l | EJC-152 : This chopper was lost on 19oct00 in Dabeiba (Antioqia) | |
| 2001 | hh-60g | 70-2452 | 97-26776 : USAF; 41st RQS w/o 14oct01 crashed into Kissimmee River, Florida |
| 2002 | s-70a-41 | EJC-159 : Ejercito d/d 2001. BuNo 01-26908. w/o 06may02 | |
| 2002 | s-70b-28 | TCB-51 : w/o 4nov02 | |
| 2002 | sh-60b | 70-1794 | 164463 : USN; HSL-43 USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) w/o 06sep02 Arabian Gulf 80 miles of Bushehr, Iran while inspecting Syrian-flagged vessel. 1 civilian TV cameraman killed |
| 2002 | sh-60b | 70-610 | 163247 : USN; HSL-49 w/o 04may02 ditched off San Diego, California |
| 2002 | sh-60b | 70-615 | 163593 : One crew member missing. Two deceased recovered |
| 2002 | uh-60a | 70-062 | 78-22996 : 1022nd Med Co. WY National Guard. w/o 16mar02 at 20m N Cheyenne, WY |
| 2002 | uh-60l | FAC4123 : FAC d/d 1995 BuNo unk; pictured Oct97; w/o 04dec02 at Cañon de San Pablo | |
| 2003 | hh-60g | 70-2460 | 97-26778 : USAF; 347RW 41st RQS w/o 23mar03 Afghanistan |
| 2003 | mh-60l | 70-1453 | 89-26185 : US Army, 160 SOAR; w/o 30jan03 crashed on Shomali Pains, Afghanistan. 4 fatalities |
| 2003 | s-70a-41 | EJC-163 : En memoria del Capitán Pablo Osorio y de sus 22 compañeros soldados que murieron en la caída del helicóptero black hawk 163 del Ejercito de Colombia sucedida el 26 de febrero de 2003 | |
| 2003 | uh-60a | 70-1152 | 87-24624 : 571st MedCo. w/oKuwait 06apr03 |
| 2003 | uh-60a | 70-681 | 83-23856 : This is the aircraft in which Army pilot and later US Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) lost her legs. She and her crew were shot down by an RPG. |
| 2003 | uh-60l | 70-2178 | 95-26653 : w/o 25oct03 hit by RPG Tikrit, Iraq |
| 2003 | uh-60l | PNC-0605 : PNC d/d 2000 as PNC-605, FMS 01-26899 (?);
w/o 23may03 near La Union, Tolima | |
| 2004 | hh-60g | 70-1218 | 87-26014 : USAF; 12may04 pictured at Nellis AFB during a firepower demonstration; 66th RQS w/o 20oct04 crash 106 miles E of Shindand, Afghanistan. 1 fatality |
| 2004 | hh-60h | 163794 : USN; HS-15 w/o 07oct04 crashed at Camp Areifjan, Kuwait | |
| 2004 | hh-60j | 70-1702 | 6020 : Sikorsky S-70B-5, cn 70-1702, ff?; ordered by USN as HH-60J 163820; del USCG as HH-60J 6020, unk; xfer Kodiak CGAS, unk; w/o 08dec04 crashed into Bering Sea after having rescued 7 crew members from a stricken Malaysian freighter, 3 crew & 1 sailor rescued, 6 other sailors killed  |
| 2004 | s-70a-18 |  93-0501 : 623hs; w/o 16apr04 near Pohang | |
| 2004 | s-70a-9 | 70-1387 | A25-216 : 1173. f/f 4jul90. w/o 12feb04 near Mt Walker. no casualties |
| 2004 | sh-60b | 70-396 | 162106 : pictured (pic1) 162106 coded 426 of HSL-42 visiting AUTEC, Andros Island |
| 2004 | uh-60a | 70-1248 | FAC4101 : FAC d/d jul88. BuNo 88-26087. w/o 13jun04 |
| 2005 | s-70a-41 | EJC-167 : w/o 13jan05 | |
| 2005 | s-70c | 70-2555 | 2316 : Navy S-70C(M)-2 Thunderhawk; w/o 19oct05 |
| 2005 | sh-60b | 70-2271 | 165110 : I hot-seated the aircraft to the doomed crew. They were conducting night DLQs to USS Cape St George (CG-71) in a low light night. Aircraft crashed after pilots got Vertigo. All three crew killed |
| 2005 | sh-60b | 70-473 | 162986 : USN; HSL-48 USS De Wert (FFG-45) w/o 13dec05 crashed off west coast of Colombia during antidrug mission. 3 crew missing |
| 2005 | sh-60f | 70-656 | 164085 : USN; NE-613/HS-2 w/o 10jan05 Banda Aceh, Sumatra during tsunami relief. 6 injured |
| 2005 | uh-60a | 70-551 | 82-23728 : USAF 512th RQS 2000;
w/o 11may05 crashed near Angel Fire, NM. 1 fatality |
| 2006 | s-70a-9 | 70-1416 | A25-221 : Approx 4km below the waterline. Fiji |
| 2007 | hh-60h | 70-1952 | 165114 : USN; from SH-60F; NE-6/HS-2 w/o 10nov07 ditched 100 mi off San Diego, CA |
| 2007 | hh-60h | 163783 : w/o 10aug07 HCS-4 /NW-202 near Baghdad, Iraq | |
| 2007 | mh-60s | 165773 : Pilot died, couldnt get out. Water in lungs, air in bottle, broken shoulder, trapped by avionics. | |
| 2007 | mh-60s | 166310 : USN; HSC-23 USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) w/o 26jan07 crashed 50m off California | |
| 2007 | sh-60f | 70-1801 | 164612 : w/o 07may07 HS-7 /AC-612 struck power lines on night training exercise NAS Fallon, 5 fatalities |
| 2007 | uh-60a | 70-1234 | 88-26025 : US Army; 2001 207 AvCo;
w/o 08nov07 UH-60A/ESSS type with G company 6 bat 52 Av Reg crash near Treviso Italy, 6 of 11 onboard killed |
| 2007 | uh-60l | 06-27077 : Army; D Coy,4 6th Cav w/o 22aug07 crashed in northern Iraq. 14 fatalities | |
| 2008 | s-70c | 70-2574 | 2321 : w/o 21oct08 |
| 2009 | hh-60g | 70-1338 | 88-26118 : w/o destroyed in Afghanistan |
| 2009 | hh-60h | 165117 : 20May09 Stricken from US Navy list | |
| 2009 | mh-60k | 70-1783 | 91-26378 : US Army, 1/160 SOAR;
w/o 19aug09 |
| 2009 | mh-60l | 92-26410 : w/o 22oct09 Struck ship while doing fast rope training off the coast of Virginia. 1 fatality | |
| 2009 | mh-60s | 166363 : 06Apr09 Stricken from US Navy list | |
| 2009 | uh-60l | 70-1617 | 91-26321 : w/o 12jan09 crashed during takeoff at Texas A&M College Station |
| 2010 | hh-60g | 70-1424 | 89-26201 : w/o crashed in southeastern Afghanistan. 5 killed, 2 wounded |
| 2010 | hh-60j | 70-1699 | 6017 : w/o 07jul10 en route from Astoria, Oregon to Coast Guard station Sitka, Alaska went down in the water at about 945 am near James Island after clipping marked power lines that extends from the island to LaPush, Washington. 3 fatalities |
| 2010 | hh-60j | 70-1787 | 6028 : w/o 03mar10 crashed in a remote snowy ridge of Silver Meadows, Utah. Two crew serious injured, one minor and two unhurt. Was traveling with another one to its home base CGAS Elizabeth City, NC after providing security for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Aircraft Stricken from Inventory |
| 2010 | mh-60s | 167850 : received aircraft in fall of 2009. During log run in training mission in West Virginia, impacted mountain due to weather & possible overload of passengers. No fatalities. 2 Minor injuries. Aircraft recovered. | |
| 2010 | s-70a-28 | 70-1966 | J-1966 : Jandarma;
w/o 10jun10 |
| 2010 | uh-60a | 70-1149 | 87-24621 : w/o 03feb10 5-158th AVN, Viernheim, Germany |
| 2010 | uh-60l | 93-26517 : US Army; w/o 21sep10 5-101stAVN Zabul province, Afghanistan | |
| 2011 | mh-60s | 70-3092 | 167826 : USN; w/o 21dec11 crashed in mountain at Toiyohe National Forest |
| 2011 | s-70a-43 |  6928 : Thai Army 02, BuNo 01-26928; ex 1902; w/o 19jul11 during rescue of a 3 days earlier crashed UH-1 | |
| 2012 | ah-60l | 70-2633 | FAC4130 : w/o 15dec12 emergency landing near Providencia island |
| 2012 | mh-60r | 166591 : USN; w/o as HSM-75 /NH-710 at NAS North Island, CA | |
| 2013 | hh-60g | 70-1656 | 91-26354 : w/o 05aug13 crashed in Okinawa, 33 RQS /ZZ |
| 2013 | mh-60s | 167837 : USN; HSC-12 /NE-3;
w/o crashed near the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan | |
| 2013 | mh-60s | 167895 : w/o asg HSC-6, crashed onto flight deck of DDG on Red Sea | |
| 2013 | uh-60l |  PF-106 : Policia Federal Mexico XC-AT?;
w/o 19sep13 at Guerrero during Manoel storm relief operations. 3 crew + 2 red cross rescuers killed;;
to be confirmed | |
| 2013 | uh-60l | EJC-2154 : w/o 24feb13 crashed and exploded at Vistahermosa, Meta in fight against FARC. 4 fatalities | |
| 2014 | hh-60g | 70-1306 | 88-26109 : The official report found evidence that multiple bird strikes caused the mishap |
| 2014 | hh-60h | 70-2290 | 165257 : w/o , asg HSC-85, Main rotor blades impacted canyon wall |
| 2014 | mh-60m | 05-20005 : US Army, 3/160 SOAR;
w/o 15jan14 | |
| 2014 | mh-60s | 167879 : w/o 02sep14 HSC-6, impacted ground during buttonhook maneuver at Dixie Valley Shore | |
| 2014 | s-70a-41 | EJC-2160 : BAAV 2 from Dec00;
w/o 23feb14 apparently touched a tree at vereda Hondas Cofre, municipio de Mesetas, serranía de La Macarena, Departamento del Meta. 4 fatalities | |
| 2014 | uh-60m | 09-20192 : US Army;
w/o 28may14 asg 2-158th AVN | |
| 2015 | mh-60m | 10-20274 : US Army, 4-160 SOAR;
w/o 12aug15 | |
| 2015 | uh-60a | 70-1193 | 87-24651 : US Army; w/o asg 2-291 AVN (flown by 7-158 AVN) crashed at Fort Hood |
| 2015 | uh-60a | 70-281 | 81-23560 : US Army;
w/o asg 1-140 Avn Co, force landed and rolled over at Ramona airport, CA |
| 2015 | uh-60l | 70-3887 | PNC-0608 : PNC d/d 2013, FMS 11-27242; w/o 04aug15 near Carepa, Antioquia. 16 fatalities, 2 heavy injured |
| 2015 | uh-60l | EJC-2185 : Ejercito ex ECJ-185; BAAV 2; w/o 22jun15 landed in mine at El Bejuco. 4 fatalities. Asg Brigada 30 Fuerza Tarea Vulcano at Santander | |
| 2015 | uh-60l | EJC-2148 : Ejercito d/d as EC- unk?; w/o 10may15 21km N municipio de La Uribe, Departamento del Meta. 4 fatalities | |
| 2016 | mh-60s | 165750 : w/o 14jun16 asg HSC-2 crashed into James River, Chesapeake Bay during SAR training | |
| 2017 | mh-60r | 166549 : HSM-78 /NE-706; w/o 26apr17 on initial takeoff 24m E Guam USS Dewey (DDG 105). | |
| 2018 | hh-60g | 70-1891 | 92-26466 : Callsign Jolly51 w/o after crash in western Iraq (7 casualties) |
| 2018 | s-70a-41 | EJC-2166 : w/o 20oct18 asg BAAV 2 during anti-narcotics mission at Argelia, Cauca. 4 fatalities | |
| 2018 | uh-60m | 70-4591 | NA-706 : c/n 70-4591 |
| 2018 | uh-60m | 70-4652 | 1071 : w/o 16feb18 during VIP inspection flight of earthquake damage in Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca . 4 fatalities plus 14 on the ground |
| 2019 | uh-60a | 70-1084 | N260MW : Aircraft Investment Holdings Llc at Enterprise, AL from Nov18;
Arista Aviation Services
;;
w/o 28feb19 crashed near Tullahoma, Moore County, TN en route to HeliExpo 2019, pictured |
| 2020 | mh-60s | 167832 : wreckage recovered from 19,075 feet ~ 5814 meters | |
| 2020 | s-70a-41 | 70-2664 | EJC-2176 : w/o at the stretch of the river Inirida, Guaviare. 11 of 17 fatalities |
| 2020 | uh-60m | ANX-2300 : w/o crashed in Veracruz. 1 fatality, video and pictured (pic2) | |
| 2020 | uh-60m | 933 : Chief of General Staff Shen Yi-ming among 8 killed in helicopter crash outside of Taipei | |
| 2021 | uh-60a | 70-219 | N9FH : |
| 2022 | mh-60m | 12-20472 : w/o 02feb22 at Dayr Balut, Āţimah, Idlib, Syria;
suffered mechanical problem, forced to land and subsequently destroyed by US forces | |
| 2022 | s-70a-43 | 7003 : w/o 15jul22 asg 9 Av Bat crashed into trees in Thepha district, Songkhla. no fatalities | |
| 2022 | s-70c | 70-1568 | 2303 : w/o 22jun22 crashed at Kaohsiung Zuoying Naval Base. 1 of 4 fatalities |
| 2022 | uh-60l | 01-26882 : photos of accident | |
| 2022 | uh-60m | ANX-2307 : crash at Los Mochis, 14 fatalities | |
| 2022 | uh-60m | 16-20829 : w/o 16dic22 crashed at Grafenwoehr Training Area | |
| 2023 | uh-60a | 70-895 | 85-24416 : w/o 15feb23 entered uncontrollable spin and impacted ground on highway 53 in Harvest, Alabama. 2 onboard died |
| 2024 | s-70i | 70-3995 | EM-708 : w/o 04feb24 crashed Nurdağı/Kahramanmaraş/Türkiye, 2 fatalities |
| 2024 | uh-60a | 70-308 | PNC-0614 : w/o 22feb24 near Caramanta. 4 fatalities |
| 2024 | uh-60l | 70-3920 | EJC-2188 : w/o 05feb24 crashed near Unguía, Chocó. 5 of 7 fatalities |
157 C/N found.
