# N5343V: 1959 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2024-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2024
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 2016
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1960
- Last registry action: January 11, 2024
- Mode S code: A6C21E
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5343V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5343V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343V-2024-02-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 DEN81DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG03-201169), Nov 21, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5343V), Watford City, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0004), Jul 7, 1965: Hiller UH-12E (N5343V), Meeteetse, WY, destroyed

## 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 19801121073349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121073349A), Nov 21, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N5343V), Watford City, ND, Substantial damage. Engine quit in hover due to fuel exhaustion. Made rough autorotation landing. Rolled over.

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