Turbine helicopter

N8286

1979 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
79-23286
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
High Performance Helicopters Corp (Corporation)
Based
Crestline, CA
Registration record

N8286 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Serial
79-23286
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-700
Registered owner
High Performance Helicopters Corp
Crestline, CA
Certificate issued
2017-02-15
Airworthiness date
2017-10-07
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AB51BD
Mode S (octal)
52650675
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2017-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8286 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-12-14
    N8286 previously assigned to a Hiller UH-12E (s/n 1543); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N8286

N8286 is a 1979 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, serial number 79-23286. The FAA register lists High Performance Helicopters Corp as the registrant in Crestline, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 restricted category, dated October 7, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8286. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-05-06 Accident · Milford, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI92DCD04
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N8286 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AS THE HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.
1987-06-09 Accident · Grafton, ND Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN87LA146
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N8286 registration before this airframe.
1977-11-14 Accident · Bemidji,Mn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4112
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N8286 registration before this airframe.

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.