# N149SD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 10, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=149SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149SD

## Aircraft that carried N149SD

- [Cancelled 2006-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149SD-2006-08-10): Bell OH-58A, S/N 70-15149. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tarrant County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TARRANT%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N149SD (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 FTW97GA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97GA350), Sep 17, 1997: Bell OH-58A (N149SD), Newark, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N149SD (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 19970917027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917027039A), Sep 17, 1997: Bell OH58A (N149SD), Ft Worth, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed spinning to ground. Possible lost tail rotor effect. (.19) on September 17, 1997, approximately 0945 central daylight time, a military surplus Bell…

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