# N161HA: 1978 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2004-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122)
- Engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: HA3061
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, aerial surveying, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1989
- Last registry action: July 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A0F615
- Owner when cancelled: [R And B Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20AND%20B%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161HA-2004-08-30

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-12E: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e.md

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 LAX94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA054), Nov 20, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N161HA), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the torsion-tension bar pin due to fretting corrosion. A factor in this accident was an inadequate quality of material utilized in the manufacture of the pin.
- [NTSB LAX85LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA305), Jul 5, 1985: Hiller UH-12E (N161HA), Gonzales, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA002), Oct 5, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N161HA), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA82DYM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM07), Dec 3, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N161HA), Nashville, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM32), May 11, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N161HA), Independence, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19931120043959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120043959A), Nov 20, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. On swath run loud pop. Collective began oscillate. Landed. Spray boom caused rollover. Corroded cracked torsion pin
- [Incident 19881001043569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001043569I), Oct 1, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Helicopter idling and unoccupied on ground struck by loading truck. Pilot in truck. Main and tail rotors damaged.
- [Accident 19850705029529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850705029529A), Jul 5, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Gonzales, CA, Substantial damage. Engine power loss, landed in field, rolled onto side. Electric boost pump inlet bushing was bogus part leaking air.
- [Accident 19841005054429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005054429A), Oct 5, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Spray boom struck cotton plant stalks during spray run. Pitched helicopter nose down, impacted ground.
- [Accident 19811203077569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077569A), Dec 3, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Nashville, OR, Substantial damage. Fueled helicopter from unfiltered fuel truck drain hose. Engine quit in hover due to water in fuel, fill lid leak.
- [Accident 19790511020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511020589A), May 11, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. Ag copter crashed out of control in a wheat field.. Found evidence push rod failed.

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