- Manufacturer (registry)
- HUGHES/DREES DAVID LEE
- Model
- OH6A
- Registry code
- 4470902
- Registered
- 0 aircraft
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engines
- 1 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats
- 4
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Type certificated
Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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Registered aircraft · 0
No aircraft currently registered with this model
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.
FAA incident reports
No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.
Service difficulty reports · 6
SDR R81R2016FA0000014Abrasion Strip · departedPILOT REPORTED NOISE THEN IMMEDIATE SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM HOVER TO FWD FLIGHT APPORXIMATELY 12" ABOVE GROUND TO ROTOR. ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, ACFT WAS INSPECTED FOR ABNORMALITIES. FOUND MAIN ROTOR BLADE L/E ABRASDR 98ZZZX1880Dampener Support · crackedDURING A 300-HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT DAMPENER SUPPORT. AFTER REMOVING TAIL BOOM, THE CRACK WAS ABOUT .75 INCHES LONG AND WAS FOUND ON TOP RIGHT PART OF BRACKET.SDR 98ZZZX1390Skin · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION, A 4 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON TOP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INBOARD OF THE HORIZONTAL SUPPPORT BRACKET. THE SKIN OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REMOVED AND FOUND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.SDR 98ZZZX1389Skin · crackedDURING INSPECTION, A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ALSO, A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND SAME AREA, BUT ON BOTTOM SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PART WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.SDR 96ZZZX5617Regulator · failedSHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO SLIGHT SMOKE EMITTING FROM COMPONENT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE, W/H CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED FROM VRS. A/C FLOWN TO HOME BASE, 5-MINUTE FLIGHT, A/C BATTERY UTILIZED. AT THIS TIME VOLTAGE REGULASDR 96ZZZX1385Elt · wire brokenWEAK TRANSMISSION BATTERY VOLTAGE GOOD. WIRE BROKEN OFF ANTENNA CONNECTOR INSIDE TRANSMITTER FROM CIRCUIT BOARD. RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'OH6A' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'OH6A' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Hughes OH-6A24 registered aircraftJerry D Laza OH6-A (369A)1 registered aircraftHughes/Mastrianni Robert OH-6A0 registered aircraft
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'OH6A' AND m.code NOT IN ('4470902')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'OH6A' AND m.code NOT IN ('4470902')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.