# N79SW: Hiller H-23D, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller H-23D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (registry code 4360120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1136
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1989
- Last registry action: March 5, 2001
- Mode S code: AAB751
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Ignition Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20IGNITION%20INC)
- Location: [Mena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6160° N, 94.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71953, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SW-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (4)

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 ATL82DA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA227), Aug 2, 1982: Hiller UH12D (N79SW), Dothan, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD47), Jun 6, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N79SW), Dallas Center, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD13), Sep 11, 1975: Hiller Acft H-23D (N79SW), Lakewood, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC75FCD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD46), Jun 16, 1975: Hiller Acft H-23D (N79SW), Nevada, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19820802034529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034529A), Aug 2, 1982: Hiller UH12D (N79SW), Dothan, AL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion returning from spraying operation.
- [Accident 19760606015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606015509A), Jun 6, 1976: Hiller H23D (N79SW), Dallas Center, IA, Destroyed
- [Accident 19750911028729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750911028729A), Sep 11, 1975: Hiller UH12C (N79SW), Lakewood, IA, Substantial damage. Plts attn directed to spray boom.
- [Accident 19750616015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750616015019A), Jun 16, 1975: Hiller H23D (N79SW), Nevada, IA, Substantial damage. Spray run abt 5-10FT abv corn.

## Other aircraft with N79SW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SW): Andreas Schobel CCX-2000, S/N CCX-2000-0161, built 2022

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