# N97BP: Hughes OH-6A, registration cancelled 1994-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1994
- 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: 6617787
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1991
- Last registry action: July 15, 1991
- Mode S code: AD8173
- Owners when cancelled: [US Border Patrol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20BORDER%20PATROL), [Immigration And Natz Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IMMIGRATION%20AND%20NATZ%20SVC)
- 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/N97BP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97BP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97BP-1994-03-03

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 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 LAX93T#A07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93T%23A07), Sep 19, 1993: Hughes OH-6A (N97BP), San Diego, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N97BP

- [Cancelled 2017-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97BP-2017-02-17): Cessna 404, S/N 404-0085. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Arizona Game And Fish Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20GAME%20AND%20FISH%20DEPT), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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