# N283MP: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 68-16918
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2018
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A2DA41
- Registered owner: [Army Aviation Heritage Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMY%20AVIATION%20HERITAGE%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Hampton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Hampton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4006° N, 84.3077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30228, 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=283MP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283MP

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (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 CEN14TA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14TA020), Oct 26, 2013: Bell OH-58A (N283MP), Jefferson City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## 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 20131026021419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131026021419A), Oct 26, 2013: Bell OH-58A (N283MP), Jefferson City, MO, Substantial damage. While climbing out on the downwind leg of runway 30, the engine began to surge. The instructor pilot immediately lowered the collective, rolled the throttle to…

## 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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