# N72LC: 1968 Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 2002-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes OH-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (registry code 4470905)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 68-17184
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1997
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A9A230
- Owner when cancelled: [Lee County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5350° N, 81.8258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33912, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72LC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72LC-2002-09-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MIA00GA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00GA057), Dec 20, 1999: Hughes OH-6A (N72LC), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper maintenance inspection of the helicopter by unknown maintenance personnel, resulting in a worn control rod bearing being continued in service, and subsequent separation, resulting in an…

## 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 19991220037039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991220037039A), Dec 20, 1999: Hughes OH6A (N72LC), Fort Myers, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 20, about 0800 eastern standard time, a Hughes OH-6A, N72LC, registered to and operated by lee county sheriff's department as a title 14 CFR…

## Other aircraft with N72LC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72LC): Eurocopter France AS350B2, S/N 2628, built 1992
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72LC-undated): Bell TH-13T, S/N 3588. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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