# N1045C: 1972 Bell OH-58

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58) (registry code 1181501, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Allison T63-A-700](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-700) (registry code 03086)
- Serial number: 71-20527
- Year built: 1972
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2021
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A0169A
- Registered owner: [Reynolds Darryl G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20DARRYL%20G)
- Location: [Wills Point, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wills%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7033° N, 95.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75169, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1045C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1045C

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bell OH-58)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Allison T63-A-700)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA169), Mar 27, 2021: Bell OH-58 (N1045C), Pottsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter when it encountered an unanticipated wind allowing it to drift into a fence and subsequently roll over and impact terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20210327004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210327004459A), Mar 27, 2021: Bell OH-58 (N1045C), Pottsboro, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter entered into pasture at the [privacy data omitted]. Drifted to the right of the pasture. Thereby hitting the t post with the skids of the…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1045C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1045C before.

- [Cancelled 1999-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1045C-1999-07-14): Leonard Anthony C BUCCANEER II, S/N B2B-K172. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Leonard Anthony C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20ANTHONY%20C), [Englewood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Englewood)
- [Cancelled 1993-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1045C-1993-06-11): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0342. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Bell OH-58 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58/aircraft.md
- The Allison T63-A-700 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-700.md

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