# Hughes TH-55

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 4471002
- Manufacturer (registry): HUGHES
- Model: TH-55
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Schweizer RSG LLC
- Registered aircraft: 13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (13)

- [N10475](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10475): [Lissow William M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LISSOW%20WILLIAM%20M), [New Port Richey, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/New%20Port%20Richey), built 1967, S/N 67-18368
- [N104CM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104CM): [Cactus Air Force LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CACTUS%20AIR%20FORCE%20LLC), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City), S/N 66-18351
- [N213HT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213HT): [Valdovinos Candido](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALDOVINOS%20CANDIDO), [Monroe, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Monroe), built 1968, S/N 67-16822(780929)
- [N7054G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7054G): [Sands Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDS%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Talking Rock, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Talking%20Rock), S/N 67-16871
- [N7058J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7058J): [Staggs Jerry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAGGS%20JERRY%20A), [Weatherford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Weatherford), S/N 67-16969
- [N74914](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74914): [Tachoir Steven E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TACHOIR%20STEVEN%20E), [Marienville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Marienville), built 1968, S/N 67-15442
- [N8045H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045H): [A And J Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20AND%20J%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Titusville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Titusville), S/N 65-18240
- [N8045R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045R): [Ccf Ventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CCF%20VENTURES%20INC), [Bangor, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Bangor), S/N 64-18084
- [N822SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822SP): [Mcarthy Carolyn M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCARTHY%20CAROLYN%20M), [Chatham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Chatham), S/N 67-16950
- [N901SD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901SD): S/N 67-16901
- [N90618](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90618): [Gm Homes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GM%20HOMES%20INC), [Campobello, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Campobello), built 1966, S/N 65-18251
- [N913PC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913PC): [Rodgers Contract Cutting Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RODGERS%20CONTRACT%20CUTTING%20INC), [Eagle Point, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eagle%20Point), S/N 67-16857
- [N9216N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9216N): [Sligh Mark G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLIGH%20MARK%20G), [Cantil, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cantil), built 1968, S/N 67-16865

## NTSB investigations (18)

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 GAA19CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA168), Mar 13, 2019: Hughes TH 55 (N8045H), Keene, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter’s collision with a bird during cruise flight.
- [NTSB GAA15CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA061), May 5, 2015: Hughes TH 55 (N7089S), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed flare during a simulated auto rotation, which resulted in a tail rotor strike and rollover.
- [NTSB ERA12CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA357), May 19, 2012: Hughes TH-55 (N74914), Pittsfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during an encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB LAX08TA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08TA116), Apr 18, 2008: Hughes TH-55 (N6358Z), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering. Contributing to the accident were the wind gusts and the pilot's lack of…
- [NTSB MIA07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA103), May 29, 2007: Hughes 269A (N63HD), Las Piedras, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the non-certificated pilot to maintain a proper rate of descent during the autorotative landing following a reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard…
- [NTSB IAD05LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA075), Jun 6, 2005: Hughes TH-55 (N2KX), Paintsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent encounter with ground resonance which resulted in destruction of the helicopter.
- [NTSB ATL05CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA089), May 26, 2005: Hughes TH-55 (N681BC), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate object clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain, and the subsequent rollover.
- [NTSB ATL01TA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01TA081), Jul 9, 2001: Hughes TH-55 (N7053X), Midway, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factoe was the lack of suitable terrain upon which an emergency landing could be made, which resulted in a rollover upon touchdown in a marshy…
- [NTSB MIA00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA097), Feb 28, 2000: Hughes TH-55 (N9518K), Odessa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls (cyclic and col lective) during a autorotation resulting in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
- [NTSB IAD98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA057), May 12, 1998: Hughes 269A (N8045H), Alexandria Bay, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain rotor rpm during practice autorotation, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB ATL98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA021), Dec 9, 1997: Hughes TH-55 (N74914), Bushnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees during a hover. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.
- [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…
- [NTSB FTW94LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA253), Aug 1, 1994: Hughes 269A (N9062G), Leander, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A #1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT FOR A FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB CHI94LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA131), Apr 11, 1994: Cessna 172 (N4253L), Edina, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot in commands' failure to obtain obstruction clearance from trees during a visual takeoff from a short, soft, wet field in instrument meteorological conditions. A factor was the pilot in…
- [NTSB CHI91TL#04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91TL%2304), May 30, 1991: Hughes TH-55A (N115NR), Roseau, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN91T#A01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91T%23A01), Apr 23, 1991: Hughes TH-55 (N8127G), Traskwood, AR, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ATL90TL#02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90TL%2302), May 31, 1990: Hughes TH-55 (N7054C), Brantley, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA90TL#04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90TL%2304), May 11, 1990: Hughes TH-55 (N9048D), Isle Of Capri, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (18)

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 20240601009079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240601009079A), Jun 1, 2024: Hughes TH-55 (N8045H), Danbury, NH, Destroyed. On 06/01/2024 at approximately 1248 local a TH55 helicopter departed klci airport enroute to a local residence in Danbury NH on a solo training flight. The…
- [Accident 20190313001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001269A), Mar 13, 2019: Hughes TH-55 (N8045H), Keene, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot in cruise flight at 500 feet AGL (helicopter)had a bird strike about two miles north of the Keene (een) dillant-hopkins airport in NH. A 2' by 2'…
- [Accident 20150505006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150505006029A), May 5, 2015: Hughes TH-55 (N7089S), Morganton, NC, Substantial damage. The CFI, [privacy data omitted], was performing a full down autorotation to get the feel of the aircraft prior to the student performing one of her own. The…
- [Accident 20120519011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519011819A), May 19, 2012: Hughes TH-55 (N74914), Pittsfield, PA, Substantial damage. On approach to land @ approximately 40 feet, the solo student pilot attempted to recover from low rotor RPM. The student pilot over corrected with throttle…
- [Accident 20080418831759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080418831759A), Apr 18, 2008: Hughes TH55 (N6358Z), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) The airman was demonstrating a lift into hover next to the usu hangar (FL13). The airman lifted the helicopter 6 to 8 inches off the ground, and was…
- [Accident 20070529010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070529010929A), May 29, 2007: Hughes TH55 (N63HD), Las Piedras, Destroyed. (-23) On 05/29/2007 at approx. 9:30 am the pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying his helicopter when after takeoff, and approx. 350 ft the engine lost power.…
- [Incident 20060915021379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060915021379I), Sep 15, 2006: Hughes TH55 (N7089S), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. (-23) N7089S, hovered and taxied across runway 34 (avl) at 3,000 foot mark. Pilot states that left pedal stuck and he lost control of aircraft. Heliocopter…
- [Accident 20050606012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050606012719A), Jun 6, 2005: Hughes TH55 (N2KX), Paintsville, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/06/2005 at approximately 18:00 hours on the ramp at Combs airport (3I6), aircraft N2KX, a Hughes 269A, went in ground resonance during run up,…
- [Accident 20050526012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526012229A), May 26, 2005: Hughes TH55 (N681BC), Cornelia, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to climb over a row of trees from a forward hover with fully loaded helicopter. Gvl automated METAR reported light winds from the west…
- [Accident 20010710024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710024499A), Jul 10, 2001: Hughes TH55 (N7053X), Midway, GA, No damage. (-23) While flying at approximately 300 feet AGL, the pilot heard a reduction in engine RPM. Engine began to lose all power. Auto-rotation was initiated to a…
- [Accident 20000228004549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000228004549A), Feb 28, 2000: Hughes TH55 (N9518K), Odessa, FL, Substantial damage. On February 29, 2000, at 1030 hrs. (EST), a Hughes 269 (TR55) helicopter owned by pasco county mosquito control and operated by[privacy data omitted]crashed…
- [Accident 19981215033389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981215033389A), Dec 15, 1998: Hughes 269A (N271JB), Cullman, AL, Substantial damage. (Tty) 1967 Hughes TH-55 helicopter was involved in student pilot training when its engine failed on take-off, and the acft settled to the ground. (.4) the…
- [Accident 19980511037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511037189A), May 11, 1998: Hughes TH55 (N8045H), Alexandria Bay, NY, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot was receiving instruction from a flight instructor for the purpose of practicing touchdown autorotations towards attaining his instructor…
- [Accident 19971209037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209037869A), Dec 9, 1997: N74914, Bushenll, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot drifted, contacting trees with main rotor blades, then collided with road. (-23) on Tuesday, 9 December 1997, at 16:30 EST, Mr. Cyril elmo…
- [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…
- [Accident 19940801020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801020049A), Aug 1, 1994: Hughes 269A (N9062G), Leander, LA, Substantial damage. During fire control engine lost power. Autorotated to hard landing. NR1 connecting rod bolt failed. Lost rotor RPM.
- [Incident 19910524043459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524043459I), May 24, 1991: Hughes TH55A (N7054G), Hernando, MS, Minor damage. Lost tail rotor control after takeoff. Aircraft impacted ground. Skid collapsed. Bolt broken from control rod.
- [Accident 19870213002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870213002699A), Feb 13, 1987: Hughes 269A (N3782B), Buford, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed in lake from slow forward speed at low altitude. Found number three connecting rod broken.

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