# N66372: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2010-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2010
- 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: 6716595
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1996
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A8C2C6
- 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/N66372
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66372-2010-11-12

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 DFW08TA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA066), Feb 8, 2008: Hughes OH-6 (N66372), Valentine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The contract mechanic's failure to properly secure the castellated nut that attached the governor lever control rod to the idler bell crank. Contributing to the accident was the lack of maintenance…

## 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 20080209010439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080209010439A), Feb 9, 2008: Hughes OH6A (N66372), Valentine, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 9, 2008, at approximately 1115 CST, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was operating N66372, a Hughes 500/OH6A, owned by the us border patrol…

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