# N8171U: 1962 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, registration cancelled 2017-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502)
- Engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 254
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1989
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AB25EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Horizon Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Ledge, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Ledge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7470° N, 84.7710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48837, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8171U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8171U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171U-2017-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100.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 CHI98FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA313), Aug 14, 1998: Hiller FH-1100 (N8171U), Dewitt, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The rotor failure/malfunction due to debonding of the tail rotor blade. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance inspection of the aircraft by the company and the improper maintenance procedure by…

## 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 19980814020869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980814020869A), Aug 14, 1998: Hiller FH1100 (N8171U), Dewitt, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj. (-23) during cruise flight one tail rotor blade separated form its hub, followed by…

## Other aircraft with N8171U

- [Cancelled 1964-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171U-1964-11-10): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252071. Exported to El Salvador

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