Aircraft record

N482631959 Hiller H-23D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 2025)1 AD may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Oct 31, 2027
Based in: Merritt Island, FL; owner city / state
Engine: VO-435 SERIES · 260 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2011
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2025
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Sarah Business LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Merritt Island, FL
Certificate issued: Oct 11, 2011
Expires: Oct 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date: Apr 14, 1977

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Hiller
Model: H-23D
Year: 1959
Serial number: 1208
Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: 4H10
Mode S code: A5F34D

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming Vo-435 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 260 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2011 – nowSarah Business LLCMerritt Island, FL · current
1949 – 1955PartnershipLemont, IL · different airframe: 1945 Taylorcraft / Johnson L2b S/N L-4830

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 6, 2025 · Rockledge, FL

On April 6, 2025, about 1020 eastern daylight time, a Hiller UH-12E, N48263, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rockledge, Florida. The private pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ADS-B data and pilot…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Serious
Report: ERA25LA167

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA25LA167)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
97-10-16	Hiller Aircraft Corporation Model UH- 12, UH-12A, UH-12B, UH-12C, UH-12D, UH-12E…	Jun 27, 1997	Airframe (H-23D)Only with: Having control rotor blade spar tube P/N 36003, 36006, 36129, 36129-25, 36203, 36203-15, 36203-21, or 36209-3, or cuff P/N 36101-1, 36101-4, 36108, 36115-1, 36115-4, 36115-6, 36115-8, or 36124 installed; includes UH-12D and UH-12E converted to turbine power per STC SH177WE and SH178WE.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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