Piston helicopter

N4415

1960 Hiller UH-12E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1960
Serial
2040
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fort Wolters Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mineral Wells, TX
Registration record

N4415 on the FAA register

Type
1960 Hiller UH-12E
Serial
2040
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Registered owner
Fort Wolters Helicopter Inc
Mineral Wells, TX
Certificate issued
1998-11-14
Airworthiness date
1988-07-21
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A5515B
Mode S (octal)
51250533
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4415.
  • 1988-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1972-08-27
    Accident at Annette,Alas, 02; damage: destroyed.
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N4415

N4415 is a 1960 Hiller UH-12E, serial number 2040. The FAA register lists Fort Wolters Helicopter Inc as the registrant in Mineral Wells, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 1998 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 restricted category, dated July 21, 1988.

N4415 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-08-27 Accident · Annette,Alas, 02 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3225
Reported aircraft: Hiller 12E
Probable cause: PERSONNEL-INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF WORK CREW.
1964-09-24 Accident · San Francisco Cal, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3007
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft G35 — a different aircraft that carried the N4415 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.