N5378V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hiller UH-12E built in 1960. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 1963 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Hiller UH-12E cancelled September 25, 1963
- Serial number
- 2076
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1960
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- February 21, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Whirl-Wide Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Fresno, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5378V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T210L · serial 21060923
The failure of the operator's maintenance personnel to properly torque the cylinder and engine case through bolts during the replacement of five cylinders, which led to the spinning of the No. 2 main bearing and the resultant oil starvation induced catastrophic internal engine failure.
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