Piston helicopter

N1042C

Hiller-Trident Helicopters UH-12C

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
846
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rmi Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Ocilla, GA
Registration record

N1042C on the FAA register

Type
Hiller-Trident Helicopters UH-12C
Serial
846
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Rmi Air LLC
Ocilla, GA
Certificate issued
2013-05-01
Airworthiness date
1979-06-06
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A01631
Mode S (octal)
50013061
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N1042C to the current registrant.
  • 1986-06-29
    Accident at Lehighton, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-08-09
    Accident at Meriden,Ct, 07; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-10-18
    N1042C previously assigned to a North American AT-6D (s/n 44032); cancelled.
Overview

About N1042C

N1042C is a Hiller-Trident Helicopters UH-12C, serial number 846. The FAA register lists Rmi Air LLC as the registrant in Ocilla, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2013 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 6, 1979.

N1042C has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-06-29 Accident · Lehighton, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC86LA160
Reported aircraft: Hiller 12C
1980-08-09 Accident · Meriden,Ct, 07 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3171
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12C
1973-06-17 Accident · Shelby,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1913
Reported aircraft: N. American SNJ-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N1042C registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.