Piston helicopter

N538AC

1953 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
538
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N538AC on the FAA register

Type
1953 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters (FAA: Hiller UH-12B)
Serial
538
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2025-05-02
Airworthiness date
1992-03-24
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6CE28
Mode S (octal)
51547050
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N538AC.
  • 1992-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N538AC

N538AC is a 1953 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters (FAA model UH-12B), serial number 538. It is registered to an individual in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 24, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N538AC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N538AC.

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.