# N9740C: 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 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9740C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9740C

## Aircraft that carried N9740C

- [Cancelled 2013-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740C-2013-05-24): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 2118, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Henry Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENRY%20MARK%20A), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N9740C (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 MKC84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA128), Apr 24, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N9740C), Pocahontas, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80FPD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD20), Mar 22, 1980: Hiller UH-12E (N9740C), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9740C (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 19840424014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840424014299A), Apr 24, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N9740C), Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Starter drive and accessory drive gear dowel pins and attach bolts sheared. Recently majored engine.
- [Accident 19800322008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322008519A), Mar 22, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N9740C), Mineral Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor became entangled in wires during approach to land in a field. Caused aircraft to spin and crash.

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