# N198PD: Bell OH-58C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 68-16947
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2011
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A1872C
- Registered owner: [Jaure Chuck](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAURE%20CHUCK)
- Location: [Rawlins, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Rawlins)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9832° N, 107.4790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82301, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198PD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198PD

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-58C)

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 DEN05TA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05TA072), Apr 8, 2005: Bell OH-58C (N198PD), Colorado Sprngs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the N1 tachometer generator which resulted in a precautionary landing. Contributing factors include the frayed wire and the unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing.

## 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 20050406008799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406008799A), Apr 6, 2005: Arofal OH58C (N198PD), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) During cruise, while conducting a photo mission, the pilot [privacy data omitted] of the Colorado springs police departement, acting as the pilot in…

## 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-58C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c/aircraft.md

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