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N5187YHughes OH-6

Registration validNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Aug 31, 2027
Based in
Cedar City, UT
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2011
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc
Owner type
Government
City, state
Cedar City, UT
Certificate issued
Aug 1, 2011
Expires
Aug 31, 2027

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
OH-6
Serial number
6817358
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H3WE
Mode S code
A6828B

Engine

Type
Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2011 – nowUsda Aphis Ws AtocCedar City, UT · current
  2. 1965 – 1971Cambron Kendall INCLouisville, KY · different airframe: Piper Pa-23-250 S/N 27-2234

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Main rotor · abrasion strip · departedJan 8, 2016

    PILOT REPORTED NOISE THEN IMMEDIATE SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM HOVER TO FWD FLIGHT APPORXIMATELY 12" ABOVE GROUND TO ROTOR. ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, ACFT WAS INSPECTED FOR ABNORMALITIES. FOUND MAIN ROTOR BLADE L/E ABRASION STRIP MISSING FROM 1 BLADE. ANOTHER…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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