# N2686: Hiller UH-12A, registration cancelled 2020-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (registry code 4360104)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6H1), [TCDS E9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 168
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2016
- Last registry action: October 27, 2016
- Mode S code: A29FDF
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Monte L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20MONTE%20L)
- Location: [Crown Point, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Crown%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4019° N, 87.3254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46307, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2686
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2686-2020-01-31

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CEN17LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA375), Sep 11, 2017: Hiller UH 12A (N2686), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor thrust due to a failed tail rotor driveshaft, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC78FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM04), Sep 6, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N2686), Lincoln Park, NJ, destroyed

## 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 20170911019259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170911019259A), Sep 11, 2017: Hiller UH-12A (N2686), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. While performing flight instruction in N2686, the PIC lost directional control of the aircraft. This loss of control resulted in damage to the helicopter tail…
- [Accident 19770906039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906039379A), Sep 6, 1977: Hiller UH12A (N2686), NJ, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2686

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2686-undated): Maddox William Franklin CURTISS PLANE, S/N UNKNOWN. Owner: [Maddox William Franklin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDOX%20WILLIAM%20FRANKLIN)

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