# N543SD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 6, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=543SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543SD

## Aircraft that carried N543SD

- [Cancelled 2022-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543SD-2022-10-06): Bell OH-58C, S/N 70-15543. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Jasper, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jasper)

## NTSB investigations on N543SD (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 GAA16CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA258), May 21, 2016: Bell OH 58 (N543SD), Waitsburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line during low reconnaissance flight, which resulted in a power line strike, loss of control, and a subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N543SD (2)

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 20160521005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521005689A), May 21, 2016: Bell OH-58C (N543SD), Waitsburg, WA, Substantial damage. N543SD a restricted category OH-58 helicopter received substantial damage as the result of a wire-strike and hard landing. The helicopter received damage to…
- [Incident 20060927019649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060927019649I), Sep 27, 2006: Arofal OH58C (N543SD), Snoqualmie, WA, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] the pilot in command of N543SD on 09/27/2006 at approximately 1815 pacific daylight saving time struck a tree with the main rotor…

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