# N283SP: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 71-20352
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2009
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2DABE
- Registered owner: [Kentucky State Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENTUCKY%20STATE%20POLICE)
- Location: [Frankfort, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Frankfort)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2349° N, 84.8688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40601, 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=283SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283SP

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 N283SP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N283SP.

## 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 N283SP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N283SP before.

- [Cancelled 2007-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283SP-2007-08-27): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8233, built 1999. Exported to India. Owner: [Big Sioux Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SIOUX%20AVIATION%20INC), [Brooking, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Brooking)

## Related

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

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