# N6186U: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2020-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2020
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 69-16048
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2011
- Last registry action: January 18, 2017
- Mode S code: A80FB3
- Owners when cancelled: [US Dept Of Agriculture](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPT%20OF%20AGRICULTURE), [Aphis Ws Atoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APHIS%20WS%20ATOC)
- Location: [Cedar City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Cedar%20City)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7687° N, 113.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84721, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6186U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6186U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6186U-2020-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1389), Mar 6, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ALSO, A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND SAME AREA, BUT ON BOTTOM SIDE OF HORIZONTAL ST

## 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 ERA20LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA071), Jan 8, 2020: Hughes OH 6A (N6186U), Preston, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20200108007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200108007629A), Jan 8, 2020: Hughes OH-6A (N6186U), Preston, GA, Substantial damage. On January 8, 2020, a Hughes OH-6A, N6186U, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and subsequent autorotation near Preston, Georgia. The…

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