# N4029Z: 1980 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2020-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- 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: 5143
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2017
- Last registry action: January 5, 2017
- Mode S code: A4B7BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Kritter Cropdusting Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRITTER%20CROPDUSTING%20INC)
- Location: [Culpeper, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Culpeper)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4257° N, 78.0105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22701, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4029Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4029Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4029Z-2020-02-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ATL93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA065), Mar 25, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N4029Z), Greeleyville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE HELICOPTER'S ALTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE.

## 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 19930325009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325009289A), Mar 25, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N4029Z), Greeleyville, SC, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck lake waters landing on shore of lake. Pilot misjudged approach. Landed in four feet of water.

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