# N48209: Hiller UH-12B, registration cancelled 2012-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (registry code 4360110)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 508
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1985
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A5F281
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20MARK%20W)
- Location: [Port Huron, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Port%20Huron)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0888° N, 82.4884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48059, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48209
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48209-2012-12-13

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-12B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI87LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA045), Nov 29, 1986: Hiller UH-12B (N48209), Capac, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI82DA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA332), Sep 2, 1982: Hiller 12B (N48209), Detroit, MI, 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 19861129069389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861129069389A), Nov 29, 1986: Hiller UH12B (N48209), Capac, MI, Substantial damage. Severe vibration and loss of rotor RPM. Made emergency power on run landing. Rotor blade drag strut had failed.
- [Accident 19820902043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902043949A), Sep 2, 1982: Hiller UH12B (N48209), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of helicopter attempting a crosswind landing in gusty wind. Tail rotor hit ground.

## Other aircraft with N48209

- [Cancelled 1955-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48209-1955-11-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-1522, built 1945. Owner: [Mcintyre Hugh H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCINTYRE%20HUGH%20H), [Troy, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Troy)

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