# N40920: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 71-20774
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2014
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4D0C7
- Registered owner: [Coastal Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1804° N, 85.5061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32404, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40920
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40920

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 N40920.

## NTSB investigations on N40920 not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI85LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA358), Aug 23, 1985: Piper PA-36-285 (N40920), Fergus Falls, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40920.

## Reports on N40920 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N40920, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850823040209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823040209A), Aug 23, 1985: Piper PA36285 (N40920), Fergus Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Pulled up to avoid a row of trees and stalled into trees. Impacted ground.

## 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 N40920

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40920 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40920-undated): Piper PA-36-285, S/N 367460009. Triennial form not returned

## Related

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

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