# N48220: Hiller UH-12E4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12E4](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e4) (registry code 4360127, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 2162
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, aerial surveying, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2019
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A5F2BE
- Registered owner: [Rutland Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTLAND%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Ridge Spring, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Ridge%20Spring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7892° N, 81.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29129, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48220

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hiller UH-12E4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 SEA80FYM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM41), Jun 20, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N48220), Gales Creek, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19800620021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620021779A), Jun 20, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N48220), Gales Creek, OR, Substantial damage. Lost rotor RPM while hovering over an orchard. Crash landed in trees. Sun gear failed, main rotor drive.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N48220

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N48220 before.

- [Cancelled 1951-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48220-1951-11-29): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-2972. Owner: [Olathe Navy Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLATHE%20NAVY%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Olathe, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Olathe)

## Related

- Other Hiller UH-12E4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e4/aircraft.md

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