# N40289: 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: November 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40289

## Aircraft that carried N40289

- [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40289-2012-11-15): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 5096, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Legris Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEGRIS%20PAUL), [Friendswood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friendswood)

## NTSB investigations on N40289 (2)

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 DEN08LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA071), Apr 4, 2008: Hiller UH-12E (N40289), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing factors were the sudden windshift to a tailwind, and the pilot initiating a hovering turn in ground effect.
- [NTSB ATL80FIJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ02), May 12, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N40289), Oak Hill, WV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40289 (2)

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 20080404832169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080404832169A), Apr 4, 2008: Hiller UH12E (N40289), La Porte, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft control was lost while doing hover practice in the grassy area at the approach end of runway 05 at the La Porte (T41) airport. Pilot stated he…
- [Accident 19800512013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512013099A), May 12, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N40289), Oak Hill, WV, Substantial damage. Made hard tail-low landing from low rotor RPM. Helicopter bounced, made 180, landed in brush and rolled over.

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