Aircraft record

N9749CHiller UH-12E

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1983)2 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports

Registration: Valid; expires Aug 31, 2027
Based in: Salem, VA; owner city / state
Engine: VO-540 SERIES · 310 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2020
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1983
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 4; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Summit Helicopters INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Salem, VA
Certificate issued: Aug 1, 2020
Expires: Aug 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest
Airworthiness date: May 13, 1966

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
Serial number: 2146
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: AD9617

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming Vo-540 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 310 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2020 – nowSummit Helicopters INCSalem, VA · 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 · destroyed

Apr 19, 1983 · Near Nordm, ID

THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW ON A COUNTY ROAD DURING LANDING AND ROLLED OVER. THE HELICOPTER WAS ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT AND THE PILOT DID NOT CLAIM ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NONE OF THE 3 OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE SNOW AT THE SCENE WAS ABOUT 4 FEET DEEP. DURING THE RUN ON LANDING THE SKIDS BROKE THROUGH THE CRUSTED TOP OF THE SNOW CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: None
Report: SEA83LA083

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA83LA083)

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 (4)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Main rotor drive · housing · crackedApr 18, 2019
A CRACK WAS FOUND IN TRANSMISSION LOWER HOUSING JUST BELOW THE CYCLIC BELLCRANK BRACKET P/N 33031 MOUNTING FACE. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED IN THE AFT LOWER MOUNTING BOSS FOR THE CYCLIC BRACKET IN THE FILLET OF THE LOWER HOUSING. SEE ATTACHED PICTURES. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE LOWER HOUSING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Main rotor · fork · crackedSep 11, 2015
AFTER DETERMINING WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED SN 11513P TO CRACK, WE CHECKED WHICH WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE. WE FOUND SN 11527P TO HAVE A 1" LONG CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE. THIS CRACK STARTED AT THE TOP OF THE FORWARD TT PIN HOLE. THE CRACK LOOKS LIKE IT PROPAGATED FROM A TOOLING MARK. THIS PART HAD AD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · bolt · failedNov 9, 1996
IN CLIMB-OUT FROM LOG LANDING WITH EXT LOAD AT AN ALT OF APPROX 400 FEET AND 69.5 PSI TORQ, PILOT HEARD A 'BANG' FOLLOWED BY A HIGH FREQ VIBR. AFTER CHECKING ALL INST (NORMAL) PILOT JETTISONED EXT LOAD AND LONG LINE. PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO THE LOG LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Fuselage · bolt · failedNov 9, 1996
IN CLIMB-OUT FROM LOG LANDING WITH EXT LOAD AT AN ALT OF APPROX 400 FEET AND 69.5 PSI TORQ, PILOT HEARD A 'BANG' FOLLOWED BY A HIGH FREQ VIBR. AFTER CHECKING ALL INST (NORMAL) PILOT JETTISONED EXT LOAD AND LONG LINE. PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO THE LOG LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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