# N158SA: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 71-20815
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1997
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A0E978
- Registered owner: [Alabama Law Enforcement Agency](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALABAMA%20LAW%20ENFORCEMENT%20AGENCY)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=158SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N158SA

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-58A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N158SA.

## 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.

- [Incident 19971008041749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971008041749I), Oct 8, 1997: Bell OH58A (N158SA), Decatur, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Roy sumja made a hard landing in N158SA, a Bell 206 on the grass runway at Decatur, Alabama. The tail rotor coupling broke after a practice…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Bell OH-58A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a/aircraft.md

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