# N61865: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 69-15987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1993
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A80FBE
- Owner when cancelled: [United States Border Patrol I&Ns](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20BORDER%20PATROL%20I%26NS)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61865
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61865
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61865-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX96TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA016), Oct 20, 1995: Hughes OH-6A (N61865), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to ensure there was an adequate supply of fuel, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced (autorotative) landing.

## 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 19951020047099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951020047099A), Oct 20, 1995: Hughes OH6A (N61865), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Border patrol helicopter made hard auto landing due power loss. Fuel exhausted. Failed to note low fuel light.

## Other aircraft with N61865

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61865-undated): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264851. Triennial form not returned

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