# N4027Z: 1979 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2018-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2018
- 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: 5095
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 6, 2007
- Last registry action: May 20, 2012
- Mode S code: A4B774
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcbain Clay E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBAIN%20CLAY%20E)
- Location: [Lemoore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lemoore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2861° N, 119.8341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93245, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4027Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4027Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027Z-2018-02-13

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

## 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 LAX98LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA089), Feb 13, 1998: Hiller UH-12E (N4027Z), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was onboard. A contributing factor was related to the fuel quantity gage's erroneous indication of fuel.

## 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 19980213001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213001239A), Feb 13, 1998: Hiller UH12E (N4027Z), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Landed hard. Engine made 2 loud bangs prior stopping. (.4)during an aerial application flight over an orchard at 40 feet above ground…

## Other aircraft with N4027Z

- [Cancelled 1963-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027Z-1963-08-02): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7970. Exported to Switzerland. 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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