# N9780C: 1964 Hiller UH-12L, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hiller UH-12L](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l) (registry code 4360126)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1WE), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2500
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1966
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1978
- Last registry action: July 3, 1982
- Mode S code: ADA3B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Big Valley Ag](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20VALLEY%20AG)
- Location: [Empire, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Empire)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4505° N, 119.4692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89405, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9780C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9780C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9780C-2013-05-30

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 UH-12L: https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l.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 LAX68A0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0080), Feb 27, 1968: Hiller UN-12L (N9780C), Windna, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0056), Nov 19, 1966: Hiller UH-12L (N9780C), Woodville, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0049), Dec 18, 1965: Hiller UH12L4 (N9780C), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN66A0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0041), Dec 6, 1965: Hiller UH12L4 (N9780C), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19800828065419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828065419I), Aug 28, 1980: Hiller UH12L (N9780C), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter parked on truck with engine idling, vibration caused it to slide off truck.

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