# N156HA: Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 1996-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: HA3056
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1988
- Last registry action: October 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A0E129
- Owner when cancelled: [Summit Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMMIT%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Cloverdale, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Cloverdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3610° N, 79.9080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24077, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=156HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156HA-1996-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-12E: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5154), Sep 12, 1996: BALLAST WEIGHT. DISLODGED. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1996, A HILLER MODEL UH-12 ET OPERATED BY SUMMIT HELICOPTERS CRASHED, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE HELICOPTER AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PILOT. TH

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 FTW96LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA385), Sep 12, 1996: Hiller UH12E (N156HA), Hamburg, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor control as result of a tail rotor blade strike by a partially disconnected ballast weight, due to a disconnected pin. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## 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 19960912027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912027589A), Sep 12, 1996: Hiller UH12E (N156HA), Hamburg, AR, Destroyed. Helicopter experienced possible tail rotor failure during aerial application. (-23) on September 12, 1996 at 0948, central daylight time, a Hiller UH12E,…
- [Accident 19800129002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129002059A), Jan 29, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N156HA), Baudette, MN, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Landed in a snowbank. Quill shaft assembly failed due to lack of lube in sub zero temp.

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