# N47078: 1962 Hiller UH-12D, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1371
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1991
- Last registry action: October 10, 2000
- Mode S code: A5C488
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Parts Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20PARTS%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Porterville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Porterville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9809° N, 118.8894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93257, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47078
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47078-2013-03-18

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-12D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d.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 ANC76AA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA123), Aug 15, 1976: Hiller Acft UH12EJ (N47078), Sheep Mountain, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760815032739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815032739A), Aug 15, 1976: Hiller UH12C (N47078), Sheep Mountain, AK, Destroyed. Hit unmarked pwr lines abt 175FT AGL in mtn pass.

## Other aircraft with N47078

- [Cancelled 1949-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47078-1949-01-17): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1730. Owner: [Howard Welty](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20WELTY), [Wadsworth, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wadsworth)

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