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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hiller
Model
OH-23B
Year
1951
Serial number
430
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
6H2
Mode S code
A8F5B7
Engine
Type
Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2007 – nowIndividual ownerBranchville, NJ · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Oct 1, 1983 · Mccullough, AL
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A COTTON FIELD AFTER MANEUVERING AT LOW ALT TO CHECK THE CROP. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AT AN ALT OF 4 OR 5 FT AND FORWARD FLT WAS BELOW TRANSITIONAL LIFT SPEED. THE ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO REDUCE AND ALSO THERE WAS A DROP IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT INCREASED ROTOR PITCH AND ROTOR RPMS CONTINUED TO DECAY. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND, ROCKED FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND THE ROTOR CUT OFF THE…
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No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.