Turbine helicopter

N8048X

2011 Sikorsky S-70I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
703745
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp (Corporation)
Based
Stratford, CT
Registration record

N8048X on the FAA register

Type
2011 Sikorsky S-70I
Serial
703745
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Registered owner
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
Stratford, CT
Certificate issued
2014-05-16
Airworthiness date
2026-07-14
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
AAF43F
Mode S (octal)
52572077
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2014-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8048X to the current registrant.
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
  • 2010-02-10
    N8048X previously assigned to a Homebuilt Exec 162-F KIT (s/n 6467); cancelled.
  • 1998-06-12
    N8048X previously assigned to a Convair 340 (s/n 3); cancelled.
Overview

About N8048X

N8048X is a 2011 Sikorsky S-70I, serial number 703745. The FAA register lists Sikorsky Aircraft Corp as the registrant in Stratford, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge T700-GE-701D engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 14, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8048X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8048X.

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.