# N689SB: Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- 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: 1475
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1987
- Last registry action: October 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A92638
- 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/N689SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=689SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N689SB-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (1)

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 LAX90DUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUJ03), Oct 11, 1989: Hiller UH-12E (N689SB), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TORSIONAL COUPLING WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 19891010039579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891010039579A), Oct 10, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N689SB), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Torsional coupling failed during ag operation. Brief autorotation to impact.

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