# N646JS: Hiller UH-12D, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1299
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1988
- Last registry action: August 30, 2000
- Mode S code: A87C5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20P)
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0051° N, 117.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91710, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N646JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=646JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646JS-2018-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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-12D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d.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 LAX88DUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM04), Jul 9, 1988: Hiller UH-12D (N646JS), Winterhaven, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA153), Apr 4, 1988: Hiller UH-12D (N646JS), Bakersfield, CA, 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 19880708026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708026539A), Jul 8, 1988: Hiller UH12D (N646JS), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed. Engine failure while crop dusting. Abrupt maneuver to avoid obstacles. Had loss of rotor RPM, crashed in field.
- [Accident 19880404070959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880404070959A), Apr 4, 1988: Hiller UH12D (N646JS), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Encountered IMC over mountains. Reversed course but overshot airport. Ran out of fuel. Hard autorotation landing.

## Other aircraft with N646JS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N646JS): Textron T206H, S/N T20609832, built 2026

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