# N68024: 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: February 16, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68024

## Aircraft that carried N68024

- [Cancelled 2018-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68024-2018-02-16): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 1741, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcbain Clay H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBAIN%20CLAY%20H), [Lemoore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lemoore)

## NTSB investigations on N68024 (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 LAX00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA077), Jan 26, 2000: Hiller UH-12E (N68024), Five Points, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate clearance while maneuvering beneath a telephone line.
- [NTSB LAX83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA181), Apr 7, 1983: Hiller UH12-E (N68024), Kettleman City, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68024 (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 20000126000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000126000629A), Jan 26, 2000: Hiller UH12E (N68024), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After takeoff from the platform of an ag truck, the pilot attempted to fly his helicopter under some telephone wires. The tail rotor struck and severed…
- [Incident 19860121009279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121009279I), Jan 21, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N68024), Tiller, OR. Engine failed after takeoff. Damage to tail rotor during autorotation. Cause of mechanical failure not reported.
- [Accident 19830407011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830407011759A), Apr 7, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N68024), Kettleman City, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a spray operation. Made hard autorotate landing due to low altitude. Helicopter rolled over.

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