Turbine helicopter

N46SP

1968 Hughes OH-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
1280950
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C10D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kentucky State Police (Government)
Based
Frankfort, KY
Registration record

N46SP on the FAA register

Type
1968 Hughes OH-6A
Serial
1280950
Engines
Allison 250-C10D
Registered owner
Kentucky State Police
Frankfort, KY
Certificate issued
1994-07-27
Airworthiness date
2001-12-11
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A598E0
Mode S (octal)
51314340
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N46SP to the current registrant.
  • 1990-05-01
    N46SP previously assigned to a Homebuilt GBN-41-1000 (s/n 114); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N46SP

N46SP is a 1968 Hughes OH-6A, serial number 1280950. The FAA register lists Kentucky State Police as the registrant in Frankfort, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 1994 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C10D engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 11, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N46SP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-11-14 Accident · Circleville, UT Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · DEN89LA031
Reported aircraft: Skypower 6 — a different aircraft that carried the N46SP registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.