# N62397: 1959 Hiller H-23D, registration cancelled 2002-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hiller H-23D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (registry code 4360120)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H10), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1192
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1985
- Last registry action: February 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A82515
- Owner when cancelled: [Bonanza Valley Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONANZA%20VALLEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Benson, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Benson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3176° N, 95.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56215, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62397
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62397-2002-04-01

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 H-23D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d.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 MKC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA138), Jun 26, 1990: Hiller 12-E (N62397), Watson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT MISJUDGED HIS FLARE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB MKC79FTG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG12), Jul 21, 1979: Hiller UH-12D (N62397), Minot, ND, 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 19900625022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625022739A), Jun 25, 1990: Hiller H23D (N62397), Watson, MN, Substantial damage. Entered field but failed to level off. Hit ground twice and backed into trees.
- [Accident 19790721015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721015329A), Jul 21, 1979: Hiller UH12D (N62397), Minot, ND, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during takeoff climbout. Made hard autorotation landing. Fuel exhhaustion and dirty fuel.

## Other aircraft with N62397

- [Cancelled 2008-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62397-2008-06-03): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208836, built 2008. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1956-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62397-1956-03-05): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 1230. Owner: [Tuggle J M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUGGLE%20J%20M), [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)

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