# N818D: 1967 Hughes TH-55, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes TH-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (registry code 4471002)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6716818
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1996
- Last registry action: September 28, 1998
- Mode S code: AB275F
- Location: [Hanceville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Hanceville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0212° N, 86.8327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35077, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=818D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818D-2013-03-26

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 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 MIA97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA103), Mar 28, 1997: Hughes TH-55 (N818D), Cullman, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors in this accident were: an improper autorotation as a result of…

## 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 19970328003999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328003999A), Mar 28, 1997: Hughes TH55A (N818D), Cullman, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near airport. Too low and slow for autorotation according to CFI. Shos engine running. Rotor decay. (-23) on March 28, 1997 at 16:45 CST a Hughes…

## Other aircraft with N818D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818D): Aeropro CZ S R O A240, S/N 63521, built 2021

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