# N51747: 1971 Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Allison T63-A-700](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-700) (registry code 03086)
- Serial number: 71-20691
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 2011
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2011
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A67E74
- Registered owner: [Mid South Aviation Institute](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20SOUTH%20AVIATION%20INSTITUTE)
- Location: [Black Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Black%20Rock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1267° N, 91.1750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72415, 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=51747
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51747

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 (Allison T63-A-700)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51747.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51747.

## 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 N51747

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51747 before.

- [Cancelled 1994-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51747-1994-10-04): Enstrom F-28C, S/N 434. Exported to Australia. Owner: [R D Cartier Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20D%20CARTIER%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lake Elsinore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lake%20Elsinore)
- [Cancelled 1949-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51747-1949-02-15): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3224. Owner: [Jones Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20WALTER), [Baltimore  7, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore%20%207)

## Related

- Other Bell OH-58A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a/aircraft.md
- The Allison T63-A-700 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-700.md

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