# N5304V: Hiller UH-12B, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (registry code 4360110)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6H2), [TCDS E-244](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 575
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1959
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2003
- Last registry action: March 12, 2007
- Mode S code: A6B365
- Owner when cancelled: [Bials Sebastien](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIALS%20SEBASTIEN)
- Location: [Winter Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6084° N, 81.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32792, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5304V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5304V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304V-2014-10-27

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 (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 ANC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA027), Feb 22, 2004: Hiller UH-12B (N5304V), Bradenton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor speed, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA111), Mar 17, 2000: Hiller UH-12B (N5304V), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper collective and cyclic control usage during an emergency descent, following the onset of a 1 to 1 vibration for undetermined reasons, resulting in the helicopter landing hard and…
- [NTSB CHI67A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0087), Jan 15, 1967: Hiller UH-12B (N5304V), Fairhaven, MI, destroyed

## 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 20040222031169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040222031169A), Feb 22, 2004: Hiller UH12B (N5304V), Bradenton, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 22, 2004, at 1140 EDT, a Hiller UH-12B, registered to danny bals, engine quit due to fuel depletion and auto rotated into panther park,…
- [Accident 20000317013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000317013279A), Mar 17, 2000: Hiller UH12B (N5304V), Orlando, FL, No damage. (-23)Pilot said extreme vibration caused him to lose control of his helicopter, resulting in hard landing. The heli hit t/r first then slid approx 100 ft. then…

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