# N59516: 1970 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-720](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-720) (registry code 03083)
- Serial number: 70-15516
- Year built: 1970
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 2013
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2017
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A7B294
- Registered owner: [Custom Air-Montana LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AIR-MONTANA%20LLC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59516

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-720)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N59516.

## 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.

- [Incident 19780103000759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103000759I), Jan 3, 1978: Bell 206B (N59516), White Lake, LA. Forced landing after power loss. Found loose fuel line.

## 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 N59516

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N59516 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59516-1955-10-12): Cessna T-50, S/N 1180, built 1941. Owner: [Bruce Cobb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUCE%20COBB), [Orangeburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Orangeburg)

## Related

- Other Bell OH-58A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a/aircraft.md
- The Allison T63-A-720 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-720.md

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