Turbine helicopter

N160AQ

1982 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
81-23588
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cormorant Venture LLC (LLC)
Based
Irvine, CA
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Registration record

N160AQ on the FAA register

Type
1982 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Serial
81-23588
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-700
Registered owner
Cormorant Venture LLC
Irvine, CA
Certificate issued
2017-08-21
Airworthiness date
2017-01-31
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A0F1BD
Mode S (octal)
50170675
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-23
    Accident at San Diego, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N160AQ.
  • 2017-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N160AQ

N160AQ is a 1982 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, serial number 81-23588. The FAA register lists Cormorant Venture LLC as the registrant in Irvine, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge T700-GE-700 engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated January 31, 2017.

N160AQ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-11-23 Accident · San Diego, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR23LA045A
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60A
Probable cause: The failure of the crewmembers of the second helicopter to maintain visual separation with the first helicopter while complying with the LC controller s instruction to go around. Contributing to the accident were the nighttime conditions and the lack of a safety alert from the controller to either helicopter.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.