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Bell OH-58A: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Bell OH-58A — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

208currently registered

48average age (years)

1971median model year

4seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

115.4NTSB events per 1,000 registered

24NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Bell OH-58A aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Bell OH-58A aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Florida	48
Texas	19
Alabama	17
California	16
Tennessee	12
Georgia	8

Bell OH-58A airframes with a public accident record

These Bell OH-58A aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N445EA 1969 · 2 records prior tail number
N1123S · 1 record prior tail number
N844NS 1971 · 1 record prior tail number
N38FA · 3 records
N176SJ 1970 · 2 records
N444JB 1971 · 2 records
N288NS 1970 · 2 records
N1032F · 1 record
N132HD 1972 · 1 record
N153SA 1968 · 1 record
N158TR 2010 · 1 record
N160SA · 1 record

Other Bell models

206B · 790 registered
407 · 371 registered
UH-1H · 293 registered
206L-3 · 160 registered
206-L4 · 122 registered
OH-58C · 90 registered
47G-2 · 86 registered
47G-3B-1 · 83 registered

Was this Bell OH-58A ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Bell OH-58A that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24