# N4414: 1962 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- 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: 2205
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1968
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1983
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A55138
- Owner when cancelled: [San Joaquin Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20JOAQUIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Delano, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Delano)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7795° N, 119.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93215, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4414
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4414
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4414-2014-12-17

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 (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 LAX91LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA191), May 4, 1991: Hiller UH-12E (N4414), Delano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT IMPROPERLY PERFORMED THE AUTOROTATION BY MISJUDGING THE FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FREEWHEELING SPRAG CLUTCH DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND…
- [NTSB LAX80FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA03-201195), Oct 17, 1979: Hiller UH-12E (N4414), Mendota, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA69D0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0043), Jul 27, 1968: Hiller UH-12E (N4414), Rockford, ID, substantial damage

## 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 19910503014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910503014169A), May 3, 1991: Hiller UH12E (N4414), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Engine went into overspeed on liftoff. Aborted,landed hard. Main rotors severed tailboom. Spraque clutch worn out.
- [Accident 19791017029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017029019A), Oct 17, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N4414), Mendota, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control immediately after takeoff. Left rudder cable found broken during investigation.

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