# N4NJ: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 70-15337
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2006
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4A924
- Registered owners: [State Of New Jersey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20NEW%20JERSEY), [New Jersey State Police Aviation Bureau](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20JERSEY%20STATE%20POLICE%20AVIATION%20BUREAU)
- Location: [Ewing, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Ewing)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2644° N, 74.8270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08628, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4NJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4NJ

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 N4NJ.

## NTSB investigations on N4NJ 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 NYC99FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA169), Jul 6, 1999: Bell 206L-3 (N4NJ), Woodbridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper takeoff procedure, which resulted in a loss of tailrotor effectiveness.

## 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 19990706043389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706043389A), Jul 6, 1999: Bell 206L3 (N4NJ), Wood Bridge, NJ, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot took off into the wind to conduct a high orbit, and as the pilot 'gently and smoothly' started a right turn, an uncommanded right yaw, along with…

## 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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