# N861CC: 2013 Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce T63-A-720](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-t63-a-720) (registry code 54227)
- Serial number: 71-20861
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other, aerial surveying, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 2013
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2012
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABD2C3
- Registered owner: [Blair Helicopter Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIR%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Lemoore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lemoore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2861° N, 119.8341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93245, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=861CC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861CC

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 (Rolls-Royce T63-A-720)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR23LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA313), Aug 9, 2023: Bell OH-58A (N861CC), Guernsey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s overpitching of the main rotor blades while maneuvering at low altitude in a high-temperature environment at high gross weight, which resulted in a reduction of engine and rotor speed,…

## 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.

- [Accident 20230809017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230809017419A), Aug 9, 2023: Bell OH-58A (N861CC), Stratford, CA, Destroyed. On August 9, 2023, an OH-58 helicopter crashed while in the process of dispensing agricultural pesticides. The PIC of the accident helicopter described what he…

## 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 OH-58A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a/aircraft.md
- The Rolls-Royce T63-A-720 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-t63-a-720.md

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