# N57972: 1962 Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2012-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H11), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1345
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1977
- Last registry action: August 7, 1991
- Mode S code: A77340
- Location: [Burlington, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Burlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6655° N, 88.2805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53105, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57972-2012-06-21

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-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 CHI91LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA245), Aug 3, 1991: Hiller 1345 (N57972), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE THE PILOT'S DELAY IN REFUELING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PRESSURE INDUCED BY OTHERS (PASSENGER), AND THE ABSENCE OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB DEN81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA009), Nov 5, 1980: Hiller Acft 12E (N57972), Blanding, UT, 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 19910803031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031519A), Aug 3, 1991: Hiller UH12E (N57972), Michigan City, IN, Substantial damage. Filming boat races. Low on fuel,delayed return for more filming. Ran out of fuel returing. Autorotated into trees.
- [Accident 19801105073949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105073949A), Nov 5, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N57972), Blanding, UT, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered at termination of flight test autorotation. Found stuck carb float, worn jets, leaky "o" rings.

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