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N6638RHughes OH-6A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 16, 2005.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 1998)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
El Paso, TX
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1992
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1998
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
United States Border Patrol Air Operations
Owner type
Government
City, state
El Paso, TX
Certificate issued
Apr 9, 1992
Canceled
Feb 16, 2005

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-6A
Serial number
67-16198
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
A8C2DE

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. 1992 – 2005United States Border Patrol Air OperationsEl Paso, TX
  2. until 1989Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Beechcraft C23 S/N M2221

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 (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Dec 27, 1998 · Laredo, TX

The loss of engine power as result of the failure of the power turbine governor. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
FTW99GA061

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW99GA061)

Accident history for this model

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.

  • Tail rotor drive · dampener support · crackedApr 2, 1998

    DURING A 300-HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT DAMPENER SUPPORT. AFTER REMOVING TAIL BOOM, THE CRACK WAS ABOUT .75 INCHES LONG AND WAS FOUND ON TOP RIGHT PART OF BRACKET.

    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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