Hiller UH-12A
N8180H is a Hiller UH-12A, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1950. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mineral Wells, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 5, 2009 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; aerial surveying, dated August 27, 1963.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Hiller
- Model
- UH-12A · all UH-12As and related versions
- Serial number
- 180
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Franklin 6VS-335 SER · 240 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1950
- Cruising speed
- 63 mph
- Transponder code
- AB2974 (octal 52624564)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 5, 2009
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control; Aerial surveying · August 27, 1963
- FAA region
- Southwestern
- FAA record id
- 00920052
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Pockrus Pat B
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 517 Grant Rd
Mineral Wells, TX 76067-8826
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N8180H, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Pockrus Pat B, an individual, certificate issued May 5, 2009, expires April 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated August 27, 1963, 13 years after the 1950 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 180 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N8180H according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N8180H: Accident on February 24, 2007 at Bethlehem, GA: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal). Accident on September 17, 1995 at Bonners Ferry, ID: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hiller UH-12A · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm, which resulted in an attempted autorotation and in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot exceeding the helicopters takeoff capability.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ATL07LA045 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hiller UH-12A · operated under 091
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S MISJUDGING HIS FLARE DURING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA95LA220 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data