# N6638J: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 1993-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 6716476
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1992
- Last registry action: April 14, 1992
- Mode S code: A8C2D7
- Owner when cancelled: [U S Border Patrol I&Ns](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%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/N6638J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6638J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6638J-1993-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 FTW93T#A02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93T%23A02), Dec 1, 1992: Hughes OH-6A (BP) (N6638J), Marfa, TX, substantial damage

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