Turbine helicopter

N5185B

Hughes OH-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
68-17175
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc (Government)
Based
Cedar City, UT
Registration record

N5185B on the FAA register

Type
Hughes OH-6
Serial
68-17175
Engines
1
Registered owner
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc
Cedar City, UT
Certificate issued
2011-05-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A68230
Mode S (octal)
51501060
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5185B to the current registrant.
  • 1989-06-16
    N5185B previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 1540); cancelled.
Overview

About N5185B

N5185B is a Hughes OH-6, serial number 68-17175. The FAA register lists Usda Aphis Ws Atoc as the registrant in Cedar City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 4 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5185B. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-07-03 Accident · Thomasville, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI83LA295
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5185B registration before this airframe.
1980-05-04 Accident · Panama Cy Bch,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1012
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5185B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TTLED,TAIL HIT PAD.CG OUT 2IN FWD,91LBS OVR MAX WT
1970-08-14 Accident · Panama City,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3191
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5185B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AD 30 MORE HRS OPN PER AD70-14-2.DITCHED IN GULF.
1968-06-29 Accident · Panama City,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2208
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5185B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VERED.

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.