N88785 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hiller OH-23B. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 15, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Hiller OH-23B cancelled December 15, 1992
- Serial number
- 560
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 30, 1986
- Last FAA action
- November 25, 1992
- Last owner
- Sand F Helicopter Service INC (Corporation)
Wichita Falls, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N88785
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hiller OH-23B · serial 560
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING FLIGHT AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, A TAILWIND DURING THE LANDING, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.
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