# N681BC: Hughes TH-55, registration cancelled 2007-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes TH-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (registry code 4471002)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 67-16701
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: April 5, 2001
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A9070A
- Owner when cancelled: [Church Barry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCH%20BARRY)
- Location: [Mt Airy, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Mt%20Airy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5590° N, 83.4618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30563, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=681BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681BC-2007-09-18

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 TH-55: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55.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 ATL05CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA089), May 26, 2005: Hughes TH-55 (N681BC), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate object clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain, and the subsequent rollover.

## 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 20050526012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526012229A), May 26, 2005: Hughes TH55 (N681BC), Cornelia, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to climb over a row of trees from a forward hover with fully loaded helicopter. Gvl automated METAR reported light winds from the west…

## Other aircraft with N681BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681BC): Saab-Scania SF340A, S/N 340A-108, built 1987

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