N427FH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 21, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 cancelled November 21, 2012
- Serial number
- 134
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 9, 1993
- Last FAA action
- May 9, 1996
- Last owner
- Kainoa Aviation INC (Corporation)
Hilo, HI - Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Forest
NTSB accident and incident record under N427FH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 · serial 134
A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S). A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S CHOICE OF A HOVER ALTITUDE/POSITION INADEQUATE TO REACH A SHORELINE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE SEVERITY OF THE PASSENGERS' INJURIES WAS THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE PASSENGERS WITH LIFEVESTS.
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