# N40268: 1978 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2003-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 5062
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1988
- Last registry action: March 15, 1994
- Mode S code: A4B75A
- Owner when cancelled: [Kolbe Lloyd E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOLBE%20LLOYD%20E)
- Location: [La Grange, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Grange)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9167° N, 96.8890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78945, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40268
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40268-2003-03-17

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 (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 FTW86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA167), Sep 13, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N40268), Norias, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19860913045009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913045009A), Sep 13, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N40268), Norias, TX, Substantial damage. While herding cattle, pilot inadvertently caught a skid on a wire fence. Aircraft flipped over.

## Other aircraft with N40268

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40268-2019-09-06): Cameron Balloons US A-210, S/N 6468. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sunrise Fantasy Flights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20FANTASY%20FLIGHTS%20INC), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- [Cancelled 1973-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40268-1973-06-20): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 27-7305081. Exported to Greece. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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