N2686 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hiller UH-12A. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hiller UH-12A cancelled January 31, 2020
- Serial number
- 168
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 27, 2016
- Last FAA action
- October 27, 2016
- Last owner
- Davis Monte L (Individual)
Crown Point, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard
Maddox William Franklin CURTISS PLANE cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- UNKNOWN
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Maddox William Franklin (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2686
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hiller UH 12A · serial 168
The loss of tail rotor thrust due to a failed tail rotor driveshaft, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and a hard landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site