# N998MC: Hughes TH-55A, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 66-18306
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: January 23, 2001
- Mode S code: ADF171
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9789° N, 82.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33811, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=998MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N998MC-2013-08-21

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-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 MIA98TA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98TA215), Jul 31, 1998: Hughes TH-55A (N998MC), Savannah, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing, and an in-flight collision with a ditch. A factor in this accident was a high density altitude.

## 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 19980731028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731028199A), Jul 31, 1998: Hughes TH55A (N998MC), Elba Island, GA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot for chatham county mosquito control commission (public aircraft), N998MC a TH-55A helicopter crashed after partial engine power loss. Engine power…

## Other aircraft with N998MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998MC): Cameron Mccormick/Ashlye Mccor RV-10, S/N 41888, built 2026
- [Cancelled 1981-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N998MC-1981-11-02): Hughes TH-55A, S/N 66-18316. Owner: [Chatham County Mosquito Control Commission](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHATHAM%20COUNTY%20MOSQUITO%20CONTROL%20COMMISSION), [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)

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