# N5046F: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, registration cancelled 1993-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 192
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1993
- Last registry action: January 29, 1993
- Mode S code: A64BFC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ledbetter Lonnie K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEDBETTER%20LONNIE%20K)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8004° N, 97.0799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5046F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5046F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046F-1993-05-20

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 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100.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 FTW93FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA051), Dec 12, 1992: Hiller FH-1100 (N5046F), Forney, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AS A RESULT OF HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND THE PILOT'S LIKELY…

## 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 19921211049909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211049909A), Dec 11, 1992: Hiller FH1100 (N5046F), Forney, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed diving into open field prior to crash. Pilot was imbiding alcohol prior to flight. High level intoxication

## Other aircraft with N5046F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5046F): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B-0455, built 1997

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