Piston helicopter

N4277X

1981 Hiller UH-12E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
5161
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
High Country Helicopter LLC (LLC)
Based
Blowing Rock, NC
Registration record

N4277X on the FAA register

Type
1981 Hiller UH-12E
Serial
5161
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Registered owner
High Country Helicopter LLC
Blowing Rock, NC
Certificate issued
2010-06-29
Airworthiness date
1991-06-05
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A51903
Mode S (octal)
51214403
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N4277X.
  • 1991-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N4277X

N4277X is a 1981 Hiller UH-12E, serial number 5161. The FAA register lists High Country Helicopter LLC as the registrant in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 5, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4277X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4277X.

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.