# N149HA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 21, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=149HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149HA

## Aircraft that carried N149HA

- [Cancelled 2018-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149HA-2018-03-21): Hiller UH-12E, S/N HA3049, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Weir Edward L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEIR%20EDWARD%20L), [Mineral Wells, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mineral%20Wells)

## NTSB investigations on N149HA (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA043), Nov 13, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N149HA), Salinas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE HELICOPTER WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOADING OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM IN A MANEUVERING TURN DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE MAIN ROTOR…
- [NTSB LAX92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA152), Mar 27, 1992: Hiller UH-12E (N149HA), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT AN ADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ENSURE THAT THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS FREE OF CONTAMINATES. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS FUEL CONTAMINATION.
- [NTSB LAX86FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM08), Sep 7, 1986: Hiller UH 12E (N149HA), Gonzales, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N149HA (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19931113042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042619A), Nov 13, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Lost control maneuvering 35 feet above ground. Main rotor assembly fractured. Fracture indicates overstressed.
- [Accident 19920327007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327007699A), Mar 27, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Too low for autorotation. Tail hit landing. Collapsed skids. Found dirt and water in fuel.
- [Accident 19860907078009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907078009A), Sep 7, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Gonzales, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the helicopter landed in the lettuce field being sprayed.

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