Piston helicopter

N7299

1955 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1955
Serial
729
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum (Corporation)
Based
Ramona, CA
Registration record

N7299 on the FAA register

Type
1955 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters (FAA: Hiller UH-12B)
Serial
729
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum
Ramona, CA
Certificate issued
2014-05-02
Airworthiness date
1969-01-07
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9C88E
Mode S (octal)
52344216
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N7299.
  • 1973-09-28
    Accident at Tucson,Ariz, 03; damage: substantial.
  • 1969-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N7299

N7299 is a 1955 Hiller UH 12B Piston Helicopters (FAA model UH-12B), serial number 729. The FAA register lists Classic Rotors Museum as the registrant in Ramona, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 January 7, 1969.

N7299 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-09-28 Accident · Tucson,Ariz, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3095
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12B
Probable cause: TRUCK TAIL BOOM DRG LDG.

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.