# N8045F: Hughes TH-55A, registration cancelled 2013-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes TH-55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a) (registry code 4471004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 66-18275
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1979
- Last registry action: December 5, 1982
- Mode S code: AAF3C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Los Hermanos De La Frontera](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20HERMANOS%20DE%20LA%20FRONTERA)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8785° N, 96.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75238, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8045F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8045F-2013-04-11

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-55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a.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 FTW83LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA008), Oct 4, 1982: Hughes TH-55A (N8045F), Balmorhea, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19821004050929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004050929A), Oct 4, 1982: Hughes TH55A (N8045F), Balmorhea, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Struck a tree on forced landing. Engine had numerous maintenance problems.

## Other aircraft with N8045F

- [Cancelled 1972-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8045F-1972-02-09): Cessna 150F, S/N 15064145. Owner: [Mcelroy Lynn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20LYNN), [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)

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