Accident: Sikorsky UH-60A
Nov 23, 2022 · San Diego, CA
NTSB numberWPR23LA045Event id20221123106354
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 5
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the crewmembers of the second helicopter to maintain visual separation with the first helicopter while complying with the LC controller’s instruction to go around. Contributing to the accident were the nighttime conditions and the lack of a safety alert from the controller to either helicopter.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky UH-60A
- Registration
- N160AQ
- Year built
- 1982
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky MH-60R
- Registration
- 166583
- Year built
- 2010
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- 14 CFR Part ARMF
- Defining event
- Landing Midair collision
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM)0 nm (0 km) east
- General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ)2 nm (4 km) south
- Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field) (NRS)7 nm (13 km) west
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