# N116S: Hiller UH-12A, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- Exported to: Russia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (registry code 4360104)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6H1), [TCDS E-244](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 278
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1959
- Last registry action: February 22, 2017
- Mode S code: A0440D
- Location: [Alvarado, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alvarado)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4162° N, 97.2002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76009, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116S-2017-02-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hiller UH-12A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA262), May 9, 2010: Hiller UH12 (N116S), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed remedial action to maintain main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of lift and hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC82DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA087), May 2, 1982: Hiller UH-12A (N116S), New Paltz, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20100509033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100509033889A), May 9, 2010: Hiller UH-12A (N116S), Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. On may 09, 2010, at 1900 eastern time, a Hiller UH-12A, aircraft, registration N116S, experienced the loss operational control during cruise flight near…
- [Accident 19820502037979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502037979A), May 2, 1982: Hiller UH12A (N116S), Highland, NY, Substantial damage. RPM decay, struck a tree and landed hard in a apple orchard. Oil leak between engine and transmission. Oily clutch.

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