# NTSB FTW93T#A02: Hughes OH-6A (BP), N6638J, Marfa, TX, December 1, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: December 1, 1992, 04:10 local (10:10 UTC)
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Coordinates: 30.309741, -104.020614 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3097&lon=-104.0206&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93T#A02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18849/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93T%23A02

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6638J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6638J-1993-03-25), registration cancelled 1993-03-25, S/N 6716476 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH-6A (BP)
- Registry model: [Hughes OH-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (registry code 4470905) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: U.S Immigration Service, doing business as U.S Border Patrol
- Departed: MRF
- Destination: MRF

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point -0 °F

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