# N5388V: 1963 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 2099
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1963
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1969
- Last registry action: September 16, 2017
- Mode S code: A6D1A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Pope James R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPE%20JAMES%20R%20DBA)
- Location: [Clarkston, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Clarkston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3755° N, 117.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99403, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5388V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5388V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5388V-2021-05-08

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-12E: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX4550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4550), Nov 10, 1999: CUFF. FAILED. CONTROL ROTOR CUFF SPLIT IN TWO AT THE INBOARD BOLT HOLE. OUTBOARD SECTION AND CONTROL ROTOR TUBE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM HELICOPTER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CR

## 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 SEA00TA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00TA013), Nov 2, 1999: Hiller UH-12E (N5388V), Stites, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate inspection of the control rotor cuff by a company mechanic and subsequent fatigue fracture of the cuff, resulting in an inflight separation of the control rotor blade. Factors contributing…
- [NTSB SEA67A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0060), Apr 21, 1967: Hiller UH-12E (N5388V), Orofino, ID, substantial damage

## 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 19991102043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102043059A), Nov 2, 1999: Hiller UH12E (N5388V), Stites, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported loss of control of helicopter when control rotor tube assembly separated from helicopter. Helicopter fell through electrical power lines…

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