# N7242H: Hess William C RH-1 FALCON, registration cancelled 2000-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hess William C RH-1 FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-william-c-rh-1-falcon) (registry code 05604I9)
- Serial number: WCH01
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1997
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: A9B50E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hess William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Middletown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Middletown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0315° N, 85.5074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47356, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7242H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7242H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7242H-2000-12-19

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 Hess William C RH-1 FALCON: https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-william-c-rh-1-falcon.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 CHI00LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA212), Jul 18, 2000: Hess RH-1 Falcon (N7242H), New Castle, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: aircraft control not attained by the pilot.

## 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 20000718037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718037419A), Jul 18, 2000: N7242H, New Castle, IN, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On 07/18/00, at approximately 1930 EST, an experimental william c. hess RH-1 falcon, N7242H, owned by william c. hess, [privacy data omitted] crashed…

## Other aircraft with N7242H

- [Cancelled 2018-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7242H-2018-04-24): Ben Henderson/Keith Henderson ZENITH 701, S/N 75404, built 2014. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Henderson Ben D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENDERSON%20BEN%20D), [Clinton, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Clinton)
- [Cancelled 1990-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7242H-1990-12-04): Piper J3C-65, S/N 20546. Exported to France. Owner: [Kensington, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Kensington)

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