Sikorsky S-70
29 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1984 to 2022; half of them date from 2019 or earlier. California has the most (22). 97% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the S-70 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Ge T700-Ge-701D (19), Ge T700 Series (6)
- Seats
- 15 (up to 39 in some versions)
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts
- Maker on the register
- Sikorsky
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 20, 2001; newest February 15, 2026
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| California | 22 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 23 | 79% |
| LLC | 3 | 10% |
| Corporation | 2 | 7% |
| Individual | 1 | 3% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 5 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 20 | 69% |
| None on file | 5 | 17% |
| Restricted | 4 | 14% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection | 8 |
| California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection | 3 |
| Orange County Fire Authority | 2 |
| Tvpx Ars INC Trustee | 1 |
| Sikorsky Aircraft CORP | 1 |
| Division of Fire Prevention & Control (Dfpc) | 1 |
| County of San Diego | 1 |
| County of Los Angeles Fire Dept Air Operations | 1 |
| County of Los Angeles Fire Department | 1 |
| County of Los Angeles | 1 |
| Consolidated Fire Protection District of la County | 1 |
| Consolidated Fire Protection Dist of Los Angeles | 1 |
Fleet pages: California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection · California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection · Tvpx Ars INC Trustee · Sikorsky Aircraft CORP · County of Los Angeles
Accident history NTSB records · 2 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 2 most recent of 2 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Sikorsky S-70 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
29 as of October 23, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Sikorsky S-70s?
California, with 22.
Who owns the Sikorsky S-70?
97% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Sikorsky S-70s on the register built?
Between 1984 and 2022; half of them in 2019 or earlier.
How many Sikorsky S-70 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
2 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Sikorsky S-70 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Sikorsky S-70 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The design is held under 4 type certificates. The FAA has issued 11 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about rotorcraft systems. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2001, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.4 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear. 27 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Blackhawk Mission Equipment.
FAA orders 11 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Sikorsky S-70
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotorcraft systems | 7 | 64% |
| Landing gear | 2 | 18% |
| Other and general | 1 | 9% |
| Engine | 1 | 9% |
Failure reports 1 since 2001 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 572 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: seal (74), bushing (42), point bolt (36), preformed packing (29), packing (29), washer (23), bearing (23), shim (17), nut (16), pin (15).
Approved modifications 27 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the S-70 links to the rest of the register
- Sikorsky 815 aircraft on the register
- Sikorsky S-70I 17 registered
- Sikorsky S-70M 5 registered
- Sikorsky S-70A 3 registered
- Sikorsky S70A-27 3 registered
- Sikorsky S-70C 1 registered
- Type certificate H5NE · held by Sikorsky Aircraft CORP
- Built of aluminium with composite parts
- General Electric T700-GE-701D 19 of these aircraft · 1994 hp
- General Electric T700 series 6 of these aircraft · 1543 hp
- California 22 of these aircraft
- Florida 3 of these aircraft
- Colorado 2 of these aircraft
- Utah 1 of these aircraft
- Connecticut 1 of these aircraft
- California Dept Of Forestry & Fire Protection 8 of these aircraft
- California Dept Of Forestry And Fire Protection 3 of these aircraft
- Orange County Fire Authority 2 of these aircraft
- Tvpx Ars INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Sikorsky Aircraft CORP 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the S-70 2 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the S-70 11 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the S-70 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the S-70 27 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/sikorsky/s-70.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 29
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N858GE | Sikorsky S-70M |
County of San Diego San Diego, California |
Experimental | 2026-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2FH | Sikorsky S-70C |
Tvpx Ars INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Restricted | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412FA | Sikorsky S-70M |
Orange County Fire Authority Irvine, California |
Experimental | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3811C | Sikorsky S-70M |
Division of Fire Prevention & Control (Dfpc) Lakewood, Colorado |
Experimental | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411FA | Sikorsky S-70M |
Orange County Fire Authority Irvine, California |
Experimental | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N478DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N479DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N476DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Department of Forestry & Fire Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N492DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2023-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N486DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N487DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Depart of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
None on file | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N484DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2023-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N477DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2022-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N482DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2021-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2021-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N485DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2020-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N483DF | Sikorsky S-70I |
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection Mcclellan, California |
Experimental | 2020-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N283SD | Sikorsky S-70I |
City of San Diego San Diego, California |
Experimental | 2018-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821LA | Sikorsky S-70I |
Consolidated Fire Protection District of la County Pacoima, California |
Experimental | 2018-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822LA | Sikorsky S-70I |
Consolidated Fire Protection Dist of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California |
Experimental | 2018-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8048X | Sikorsky S-70I |
Sikorsky Aircraft CORP Stratford, Connecticut |
Experimental | 2014-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160LA | Sikorsky S-70A |
County of Los Angeles Fire Dept Air Operations Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2011-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135BH | Sikorsky S70A-27 |
Bhh Leasing 1 LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2005-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136BH | Sikorsky S70A-27 |
Bhh Leasing 2 LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2005-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N137BH | Sikorsky S70A-27 |
Bhh Leasing 3 LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2005-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15LA | Sikorsky S-70A |
County of Los Angeles Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2005-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N190LA | Sikorsky S-70A |
County of Los Angeles Fire Department Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2001-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3802C | Sikorsky S-70M |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |