Aircraft record

N9740C1961 Hiller UH-12E

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 24, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1984)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Colorado Springs, CO; owner city / state
Engine: 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1990
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1984
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued: Jul 18, 1990
Canceled: May 24, 2013
Airworthiness: Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Agriculture and Pest Control, Aerial Surveying
Airworthiness date: Feb 7, 1962

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: UH-12E
Year: 1961
Serial number: 2118
Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: 4H11
Mode S code: AD94DC

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-540 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 250 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1990 – 2013Individual ownerColorado Springs, CO

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 · destroyed

Apr 24, 1984 · Pocahontas, AR

THE ACFT CRASHED AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING A SWATH RUN AT AN ALT OF 20 FT AGL. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED 3 DOWEL PINS AND 6 SCREWS WHICH HOLD THE STARTER DRIVE GEAR AND THE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR HAD SHEARED. METALLURGICAL EXAM REVEALED THAT DOWEL PINS AND SCREWS FAILED FROM FATIGUE. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 6 HRS SINCE A MAJOR OVERHAUL.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: None
Report: MKC84LA128

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MKC84LA128)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

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
97-20-15	Hiller Aircraft Corporation Model UH- 12A, UH-12B, UH-12C, UH-12D, and UH-12E Helicopters	Nov 12, 1997	Airframe (UH-12E)
97-10-16	Hiller Aircraft Corporation Model UH- 12, UH-12A, UH-12B, UH-12C, UH-12D, UH-12E…	Jun 27, 1997	Airframe (UH-12E)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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