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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N579EH

N579EH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sikorsky S-76A built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 28, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Sikorsky S-76A cancelled July 28, 2004

Serial number
760274
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1984
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
June 1, 2001
Last FAA action
May 18, 2004
Last owner
Era Aviation INC (Corporation)
Anchorage, AK
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N579EH

DCA04MA030Accident on March 23, 2004 at Gulf Of Mexico: fatal, destroyed (10 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sikorsky S76A++ · serial 760274

the flight crew's failure to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent for undetermined reasons, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site