Turbine helicopter

N983WW

1961 Sikorsky SH-3H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
148983
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge CT58 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carson Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Perkasie, PA
Registration record

N983WW on the FAA register

Type
1961 Sikorsky SH-3H
Serial
148983
Engines
2 × Ge CT58 series
Registered owner
Carson Helicopters Inc
Perkasie, PA
Certificate issued
2019-12-05
Airworthiness date
2025-10-03
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ADB852
Mode S (octal)
53334122
Seats (type)
28
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2019-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N983WW.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N983WW

N983WW is a 1961 Sikorsky SH-3H, serial number 148983. The FAA register lists Carson Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge CT58 series engines and 28 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated October 3, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N983WW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N983WW.

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.