Piston helicopter

N61779

Hiller-Stanley UH-12C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
779-GS
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rutherford County Air Rescue Squad (Corporation)
Based
Rutherfordton, NC
Registration record

N61779 on the FAA register

Type
Hiller-Stanley UH-12C
Serial
779-GS
Engines
1
Registered owner
Rutherford County Air Rescue Squad
Rutherfordton, NC
Certificate issued
1997-01-24
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A80C2E
Mode S (octal)
52006056
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N61779 to the current registrant.
  • 1976-09-22
    N61779 previously assigned to a Hiller OH-23C (s/n 3031); cancelled.
  • 1956-02-15
    N61779 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3 (s/n 75-4791); cancelled.
Overview

About N61779

N61779 is a Hiller-Stanley UH-12C, serial number 779-GS. The FAA register lists Rutherford County Air Rescue Squad as the registrant in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 1997 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter and 4 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N61779.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N61779.

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.