# N8528D: Bell Helicopter HH-1N

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter HH-1N](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-hh-1n) (registry code 1180608, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 158240
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2007
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: ABB23A
- Registered owner: [U S Department Of State Inl/A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE%20INL%2FA)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2075° N, 80.7540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32940, 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=8528D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8528D

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 Helicopter HH-1N)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8528D.

## NTSB investigations on N8528D 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 DEN90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA095), Apr 21, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N8528D), Edgemont, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8528D.

## Reports on N8528D not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N8528D, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19900421014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900421014679A), Apr 21, 1990: Piper STCPA22 (N8528D), Edgemont, SD, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft found ground looped and damaged near airport runway. Aircraft type was a PA22 converted to a PA20.
- [Incident 19881221069529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221069529I), Dec 21, 1988: Piper STCPA22 (N8528D), Custer, SD, Minor damage. Left wing tip scraped runway on takeoff. Aircraft had dropped wing tips. Pilot had over controlled aircraft.

## 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 Helicopter HH-1N aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-hh-1n/aircraft.md

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