# N8176S: Bell OH-58A+

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A+](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a-plus) (registry code 1181581, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 73-21895
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1998
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB2698
- Registered owner: [Bladen County Sheriff Department North Carolina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLADEN%20COUNTY%20SHERIFF%20DEPARTMENT%20NORTH%20CAROLINA)
- Location: [Elizabethtown, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Elizabethtown)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6559° N, 78.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28337, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8176S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176S

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 N8176S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8176S.

## Reports on N8176S not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8176S, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19881212069649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212069649I), Dec 12, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N8176S), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Rotated early to miss deer on runway. Climbed out normally. Unaware deer was hit and left gear door sheared off.

## 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 N8176S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8176S before.

- [Cancelled 1973-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8176S-1973-08-20): Cessna 150, S/N 15061776. Owner: [Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE), [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)

## Related

- Other Bell OH-58A+ aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a-plus/aircraft.md

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