Piston helicopter

N40290

1980 Hiller UH-12E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
HA3081
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Allison 250 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Haddock Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salters, SC
Registration record

N40290 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Hiller UH-12E
Serial
HA3081
Engines
Allison 250 series
Registered owner
Haddock Flying Service Inc
Salters, SC
Certificate issued
2013-07-26
Airworthiness date
1980-10-03
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
A4B7BB
Mode S (octal)
51133673
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N40290.
  • 1986-01-16
    Accident at Horton, OR; damage: destroyed.
  • 1980-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
Overview

About N40290

N40290 is a 1980 Hiller UH-12E, serial number HA3081. The FAA register lists Haddock Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Salters, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Allison 250 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated October 3, 1980.

N40290 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-01-16 Accident · Horton, OR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA86FA039
Reported aircraft: Hiller-Soloy UH-12E

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.