Turbine helicopter

N6638U

Hughes OH-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6716030
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc (Government)
Based
Cedar City, UT
Registration record

N6638U on the FAA register

Type
Hughes OH-6A
Serial
6716030
Engines
1
Registered owner
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc
Cedar City, UT
Certificate issued
2011-06-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A8C2E1
Mode S (octal)
52141341
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N6638U to the current registrant.
Overview

About N6638U

N6638U is a Hughes OH-6A, serial number 6716030. The FAA register lists Usda Aphis Ws Atoc as the registrant in Cedar City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 2011 and expires on June 30, 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 N6638U. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-31 Accident · Atlanta,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3816
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20D — a different aircraft that carried the N6638U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: F EMBANKMENT AT END OF WET RWY AFTER DWNWND LNDG.
1965-04-10 Accident · Van Nuys Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1625
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20D — a different aircraft that carried the N6638U 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.