# N8286: Hiller UH-12E, registration cancelled 1992-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1543
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1986
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: AB51BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Bonanza Valley Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONANZA%20VALLEY%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Benson, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Benson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3176° N, 95.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56215, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8286
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286-1992-12-14

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 Hiller UH-12E: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CHI92DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD04), May 6, 1992: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Milford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AS THE HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.
- [NTSB DEN87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA146), Jun 9, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Grafton, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER08), Nov 14, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19920506013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506013559A), May 6, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Milford, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray turn around. Auto rotated to hard landing. Broke skid,rolled over. Cause power loss not given.
- [Accident 19870609019199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609019199A), Jun 9, 1987: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Grafton, ND, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Crashed in a field autorotation that terminated in a hard landing. Fuel system gage faulty.
- [Accident 19771114042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771114042699A), Nov 14, 1977: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8286

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8286): Sikorsky UH-60A, S/N 79-23286, built 1979

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