Turbine helicopter

N987B

Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
81-23572
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pensacola, FL
Registration record

N987B on the FAA register

Type
Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Serial
81-23572
Engines
2
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2015-06-23
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ADC53E
Mode S (octal)
53342476
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N987B to the current registrant.
  • 1965-08-16
    N987B previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 1407); cancelled.
Overview

About N987B

N987B is a Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, serial number 81-23572. The FAA register lists Brown Helicopter Inc as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 23, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 15 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N987B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-06-12 Accident · Rio Grand Cty Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0240
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G2 — a different aircraft that carried the N987B 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.