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N444JB

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1971 Bell OH-58A · Allison 250-C20 series

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Registered owner
Air First LLC
Location
Pembroke, NH
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
71-20362
Year built
1971
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying, aerial advertising, forest, patrolling, other
Airworthiness date
March 27, 1998
Certificate issued
October 28, 1997
Expires
July 31, 2028
Mode S code
A55A43
Bell OH-58AAirframe model · 4 seats · 1 engine · 208 registeredTCDS E4CEEngine · Allison 250-C20 series

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Allison 250-C20 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 21

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1972In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

Engine · Allison 250-C20 series

SAIB CE-01-10Issued Jan 24, 2001

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

NTSB IAD02LA094Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRochester, MAThe pilot's failure to center the sling load prior to commencing forward flight. Also causal, was the pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in an engine compressor stall.Sep 14, 2002 · Substantial damage
Investigations on N444JB not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N444JB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.

NTSB NYC96LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B III · South Carver, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during an aerial application maneuver. This put the helicopter in a low slow down wind, high power demand turn, where it encountered a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and the subsequent collision…Jul 1, 1996 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20020914024429ARochester, MA(-23) Pilot fatal when N444JB, OH-58A piloted by george norman clairmont, engaged in agricultural FAR 133 external load operations crashed while lifting containers of cranberries. A mast bumping situation occurred due to the unloading of the rotor system at…Sep 14, 2002 · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 19960701015689ASouth Carver, MAOn aerial application load became imbalanced. Lost control, made uncontrollabel right turn. Crashed in a pond. (-23) during aerial application of fertilizer, pilot lost directional control and an uncontrollable right turn was entered. Aircraft crashed into a…Jul 1, 1996 · Reported as Bell 206B · Substantial damageIncident 19900526028409IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · East Haven, VTOn external load operation. Entered drop zone. Elected to go around. Rotor blades hit roof of building.May 26, 1990 · Reported as Bell 206B · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N444JBGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Bell OH-58A aircraft

STCs that may be installed · 8

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

Engine · Allison 250-C20 series

STC SE2352NMModification of turbine engine.Fifty-Ten-Yankee LLC · Lists 250-C20SSTC SE5511NMInstallation of compressor discharge pressue (PC) valve.Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.STC SE769NWInstallation of Soloy Part No. 250-1001-1 fuel line.Siam Hiller Holdings IncSTC SE00014ENInstallation of the Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc. CrossCheck Engine Monitor Kit P/N HUMS-K-071-1, Rev. A on the specified PT6A engine models and kit P/N HUMS-K-071-2 on the specified A250 engine models.Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc. · Lists 250-C20BSTC SE00027ENInstallation of Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc. Intellistart plus electronic control unit (ECU), P/N DPU-K-010 on the specified 250 engine models.Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc.STC SE492GLIncorporation of a fuel flow transducer.Shadin AvionicsSTC ST00037ATUnison igniter plugs, P/N 9044400-1.Unison IndustriesSTC SQ00338ATUnison igniter leads, P/N9048222-101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106.Unison Industries

Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N444JB before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

UndatedAero Commander 681 · S/N 6016Cancellation date not recorded · Triennial form not returned