# N96168: Hiller OH-23C, registration cancelled 1998-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hiller OH-23C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23c) (registry code 4360119)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 554129
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1989
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: AD6328
- Owner when cancelled: [Jim Bortnem Ent Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20BORTNEM%20ENT%20INC)
- Location: [Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Fargo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9272° N, 96.8348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58102, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96168-1998-07-29

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 Hiller OH-23C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA182), Sep 11, 1990: Hiller OH-23C (N96168), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE PACKING SEAL WHICH SEALS THE DISTRIBUTION ZONE PIPE TO THE INLET MANIFOLD, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.
- [NTSB DEN84LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA262), Aug 22, 1984: Hiller UH-12C (N96168), Kindred, ND, 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 19900911038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911038949A), Sep 11, 1990: Hiller OH23G (N96168), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on low level,low RPM power recovery. Chopped tailboom landing. Inlet manifold packing separated.
- [Accident 19840822042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042909A), Aug 22, 1984: Hiller OH23G (N96168), Kindred, ND, Substantial damage. Inadvertently entered transational lift on flare for autorotation landing. Nosed up and tail rotor hit the ground.
- [Incident 19790304010079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304010079I), Mar 4, 1979: Hiller OH23G (N96168), Minot, ND, Minor damage. Pilot was turning aircraft into wind after maintenance runup and allowed tail rotor to strike parked 9412P

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