# N39FA: 1971 Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 71-20660
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2002
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A480EE
- Registered owner: [Henry Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENRY%20MARK%20A)
- Location: [Dickinson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dickinson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4549° N, 95.0308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77539, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39FA

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.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 LAX00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA118), Mar 8, 2000: Arrow OH-58A (N39FA), Calipatria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate checklist procedure prior to departure, which did not verify the fuel selector was in the proper position for flight, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor…

## 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 20000308009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000308009309A), Mar 8, 2000: Bell OH58A (N39FA), Calipatria, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilo stated that this was his first flight of the day and that during his preflight checks, had cycled the fuel selector valve from the full open…

## 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 N39FA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N39FA before.

- [Cancelled 1993-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39FA-1993-01-06): Cessna 550, S/N 5500139. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [First Aero Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20AERO%20SALES%20CORP), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## Related

- Other Bell OH-58A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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