# N129BC: 1968 Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2016-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2016
- Exported to: Vanuatu
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hughes OH-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (registry code 4470905)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 317HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (registry code 03011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 67-16214
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1996
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2010
- Last registry action: February 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A0753D
- Owner when cancelled: [Spotters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPOTTERS%20INC)
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=129BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129BC-2016-11-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hughes OH-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA02LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA029), Nov 25, 2001: Hughes OH-6A (N129BC), Hernando, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper supervision of the dual student during a practice autorotation landing by allowing an excessive aft pitch attitude and low main rotor rpm conditions to develop during…
- [NTSB MIA95TA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA188), Jul 21, 1995: McDonnell Douglas H369 (N129BC), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper aft application of cyclic control during a simulated touchdown autorotation on landing flare touchdown, resulting in the main rotor blades colliding with the tail boom…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20011125031789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011125031789A), Nov 25, 2001: Hughes OH6A (N129BC), Hernando, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) During auto rotation to ground, instructor pilot noticed aircraft descending too rapidly but could not recover in time. (.4) on November 25, 2001, about…
- [Accident 19950721019269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019269A), Jul 21, 1995: Hughes OH6A (N129BC), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Rocked forward and backwards on landing during practice autorotation. Main rotors struck the tailboom.

## Other aircraft with N129BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129BC): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 0818

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