# N5388V: 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: May 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5388V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5388V

## Aircraft that carried N5388V

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5388V-2021-05-08): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 2099, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pope James R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPE%20JAMES%20R%20DBA), [Clarkston, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Clarkston)

## NTSB investigations on N5388V (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 SEA00TA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00TA013), Nov 2, 1999: Hiller UH-12E (N5388V), Stites, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate inspection of the control rotor cuff by a company mechanic and subsequent fatigue fracture of the cuff, resulting in an inflight separation of the control rotor blade. Factors contributing…
- [NTSB SEA67A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0060), Apr 21, 1967: Hiller UH-12E (N5388V), Orofino, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5388V (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 19991102043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102043059A), Nov 2, 1999: Hiller UH12E (N5388V), Stites, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported loss of control of helicopter when control rotor tube assembly separated from helicopter. Helicopter fell through electrical power lines…

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