# N6188L: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2005-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2005
- 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: 68-17297
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1993
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: A80FF1
- 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/N6188L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6188L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6188L-2005-02-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX05TA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05TA018), Oct 25, 2004: Hughes OH-6A (N6188L), Tucson, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the PC line from the governor to fuel control, resulting from fretting damage induced by excessive vibration, which was due to the failure of…

## 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 20041025029609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041025029609A), Oct 25, 2004: Hughes OH6A (N6188L), Sells, AZ, Destroyed. (-23) On October 25, 2004, N6188L, a border patrol OH-6 helicopter was hovering at approximately 50 feet during a routine search when the engine quit. The…

## Other aircraft with N6188L

- [Cancelled 2008-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6188L-2008-09-22): Cessna 206H, S/N 20608311, built 2008. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)

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