Hughes OH-6
28 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1967 to 1970; half of them date from 1968 or earlier. Utah has the most (9). 71% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the OH-6 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3), Allison 250-C10D (2), None None (1)
- Fuel
- Jet A (88%), 100LL avgas (12%)
- Seats
- 4
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Hughes
- Registered
- earliest certificate July 27, 1994; newest February 9, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 11 | 39% |
| Individual | 8 | 29% |
| LLC | 5 | 18% |
| Corporation | 4 | 14% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 18 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| None on file | 17 | 61% |
| Standard | 8 | 29% |
| Experimental | 2 | 7% |
| Multiple | 1 | 4% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Usda Aphis Ws Atoc | 9 |
| Brown Helicopter INC | 2 |
| Tradewind International LLC | 1 |
| Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee | 1 |
| Smith Air LLC | 1 |
| Reynolds Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Motts Military Museum INC | 1 |
| Mhoc LLC | 1 |
| Mac-V LLC | 1 |
| Kentucky State Police | 1 |
| City of Oxford Alabama Police Department | 1 |
Fleet pages: Usda Aphis Ws Atoc · Brown Helicopter INC · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Smith Air LLC · Reynolds Aviation LLC · Mhoc LLC · Kentucky State Police
Accident history NTSB records · 39 cases since 1982, 8 fatal
The 8 most recent of 39 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Hughes OH-6 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
28 as of November 3, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Hughes OH-6s?
Utah, with 9.
Who owns the Hughes OH-6?
71% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Hughes OH-6s on the register built?
Between 1967 and 1970; half of them in 1968 or earlier.
How many Hughes OH-6 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
39 accidents and incidents since 1982, 8 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Hughes OH-6 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Hughes OH-6 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 6 failure reports with the FAA since 1996, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.6 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is rotorcraft systems.
Failure reports 6 since 1996 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 2 |
| 98 | 3 |
| 16 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotorcraft systems | 2 | 33% |
| Airframe structure | 2 | 33% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 1 | 17% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 17% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Skin | 2 |
| Abrasion Strip | 1 |
| Dampener Support | 1 |
| Elt | 1 |
| Regulator | 1 |
Latest reports
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the OH-6 links to the rest of the register
- Hughes 386 aircraft on the register
- Hughes OH-6A 24 registered
- Hughes OH-6 4 registered
- Type certificate H3WE · held by MD Helicopters INC (Mdhi)
- Built of aluminium
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C10D 2 of these aircraft · 317 hp
- Lycoming HIO-360 series 1 of these aircraft · 205 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) T63-A-700 1 of these aircraft · 317 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C20B 1 of these aircraft · 420 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) T63 series 1 of these aircraft · 250 hp
- Usda Aphis Ws Atoc 9 of these aircraft
- Brown Helicopter INC 2 of these aircraft
- Tradewind International LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Smith Air LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the OH-6 39 cases since 1982 · 8 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the OH-6 6 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/hughes/oh-6.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 28
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N239MY | Hughes OH-6A |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
None on file | 2026-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4191T | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6249X | Hughes OH-6A |
Reynolds Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369GF | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369LE | Hughes OH-6A |
City of Oxford Alabama Police Department Oxford, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8525Y | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6252S | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N364MD | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Iowa |
None on file | 2023-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6248 | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2021-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711MV | Hughes OH-6A |
Mac-V LLC Central Point, Oregon |
None on file | 2020-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6186Y | Hughes OH-6A |
Motts Military Museum INC Groveport, Ohio |
None on file | 2018-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6641A | Hughes OH-6A |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
None on file | 2018-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5185N | Hughes OH-6 |
Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Experimental | 2015-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53BN | Hughes OH-6 |
Smith Air LLC Shedd, Oregon |
Multiple | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369AJ | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2012-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6637N | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26JK | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6640K | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5187Y | Hughes OH-6 |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6188H | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6638U | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6638P | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6640Z | Hughes OH-6A |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5185B | Hughes OH-6 |
Usda Aphis Ws Atoc Cedar City, Utah |
None on file | 2011-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4209G | Hughes OH-6A |
Mhoc LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2004-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67PB | Hughes OH-6A |
Tradewind International LLC Janesville, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2004-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46SP | Hughes OH-6A |
Kentucky State Police Frankfort, Kentucky |
Standard | 1994-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N371BD | Hughes OH-6A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
None on file | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |