# N42426: Hughes TH-55A, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes TH-55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a) (registry code 4471004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 64-18076
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1981
- Last registry action: August 28, 1986
- Mode S code: A50D38
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4533° N, 111.6367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85207, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42426
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42426
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42426-2013-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 TH-55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19830228005589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228005589A), Feb 28, 1983: Hughes 269A (N42426), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Operated in high risk height velocity and low RPM in a hover. Pitched over rotor strike and separation, then crash.

## Other aircraft with N42426

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42426): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14688

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