# N88785: Hiller OH-23B, registration cancelled 1992-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hiller OH-23B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (registry code 4360109)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 560
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 30, 1986
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: AC3B64
- Owner when cancelled: [Sand F Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAND%20F%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita Falls, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wichita%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9051° N, 98.4804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76301, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88785
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88785-1992-12-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 OH-23B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b.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 FTW89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA043), Jan 21, 1989: Hiller OH-23B (N88785), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING FLIGHT AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT…

## 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 19890121001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121001039A), Jan 21, 1989: Hiller UH12B (N88785), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit 15 minutes after departure. Made hard autorotation landing. Had carb heat one quarter on.

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