# N20SD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 27, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20SD

## Aircraft that carried N20SD

- [Cancelled 2018-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SD-2018-02-27): Hughes 269A, S/N 66-0593, built 1986. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Capen Clayton C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPEN%20CLAYTON%20C), [Mecosta, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mecosta)

## NTSB investigations on N20SD (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA279), Aug 14, 1994: Hughes TH-55A (N20SD), Houghton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20SD (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940814021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814021319A), Aug 14, 1994: Hughes TH55A (N20SD), Houghton Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Stolen helicopter found crashed. Pilot left scene. Suspect in custody local police.

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