# N57972: 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: June 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57972

## Aircraft that carried N57972

- [Cancelled 2012-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57972-2012-06-21): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 1345, built 1962. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Burlington, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Burlington)

## NTSB investigations on N57972 (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 CHI91LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA245), Aug 3, 1991: Hiller 1345 (N57972), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE THE PILOT'S DELAY IN REFUELING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PRESSURE INDUCED BY OTHERS (PASSENGER), AND THE ABSENCE OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB DEN81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA009), Nov 5, 1980: Hiller Acft 12E (N57972), Blanding, UT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N57972 (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 19910803031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031519A), Aug 3, 1991: Hiller UH12E (N57972), Michigan City, IN, Substantial damage. Filming boat races. Low on fuel,delayed return for more filming. Ran out of fuel returing. Autorotated into trees.
- [Accident 19801105073949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105073949A), Nov 5, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N57972), Blanding, UT, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered at termination of flight test autorotation. Found stuck carb float, worn jets, leaky "o" rings.

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