Turbine helicopter

N553BS

1983 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
83-23859
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bhh Leasing # 4 LLC (LLC)
Based
Pensacola, FL
Registration record

N553BS on the FAA register

Type
1983 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Serial
83-23859
Engines
2 × Ge T700 series
Registered owner
Bhh Leasing # 4 LLC
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2017-10-30
Airworthiness date
2018-04-27
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A70ABA
Mode S (octal)
51605272
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2017-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N553BS.
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N553BS

N553BS is a 1983 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, serial number 83-23859. The FAA register lists Bhh Leasing # 4 LLC as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge T700 series engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 27, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N553BS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N553BS.

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

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