# N5473X: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2008-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes OH-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (registry code 4470905)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 67-16012
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1991
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A6F4C4
- Owner when cancelled: [United States Border Patrol Air Operations](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20BORDER%20PATROL%20AIR%20OPERATIONS)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8090° N, 106.4195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79906, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5473X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5473X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473X-2008-02-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 (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…

## Other aircraft with N5473X

- [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)

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