# N169HA: 1977 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H11), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: HA3069
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1984
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A113CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicair Ag Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICAIR%20AG%20INCORPORATED)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6851° N, 121.6060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93905, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169HA-2012-08-10

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 (3)

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 LAX89DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM02), Apr 26, 1989: Hiller UH-12E (N169HA), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE TORSION COUPLING IN THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM.
- [NTSB LAX86FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM06), Aug 12, 1986: Hiller UH21E (N169HA), Salinas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81FVA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA28), Mar 11, 1981: Hiller Acft UH12E (N169HA), Huron, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19890426010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010059A), Apr 26, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. RPM increase and rotor decay on swath run. Sudden stop in lettuce field cut off tailboom. Torsion coupling failed.
- [Accident 19860812039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860812039359A), Aug 12, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Ratcheting and power decay en route. Cartwheeled on landing. Foreign substance blocked upper housing oil orifice.
- [Accident 19810311009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009059A), Mar 11, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on spray run. Panic, pilot fatigue & careless operation possible factors.
- [Incident 19790727021749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727021749I), Jul 27, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Huron, CA. Spray boom of helicopter struck flagman.

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