# N5473X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 25, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5473X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5473X

## Aircraft that carried N5473X

- [Cancelled 2008-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473X-2008-02-25): Hughes OH-6A, S/N 67-16012. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United States Border Patrol Air Operations](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20BORDER%20PATROL%20AIR%20OPERATIONS), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- [Cancelled 1981-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473X-1981-04-17): Cessna TU206G, S/N U20605787. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [H&R Leasing Company/ DBA Pan Am Distributors](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%26R%20LEASING%20COMPANY%2F%20DBA%20PAN%20AM%20DISTRIBUTORS), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

## NTSB investigations on N5473X (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 LAX94T#A07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94T%23A07), Jun 26, 1994: McDonnell Douglas OH-6A (N5473X), Ocotillo, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5473X (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.

- [Incident 20040202002579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040202002579I), Feb 2, 2004: Hughes OH6A (N5473X), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Upon returning to "jmar" the Yuma station, the pilot was flying normally @ 500' (AGL) then flared to a hover @ 50' (AGL). A loud "humming" noise could be…

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