# N9240N: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 71-20697
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2014
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: ACCF6B
- Registered owner: [Mc Lennan County Sheriffs Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MC%20LENNAN%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPT)
- Location: [Waco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waco)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5520° N, 97.1382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76701, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9240N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9240N

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 N9240N.

## NTSB investigations on N9240N 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 ATL82IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA038), Jan 20, 1982: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N9240N), Washington, DC, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9240N.

## Reports on N9240N not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N9240N, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19820119004209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119004209I), Jan 19, 1982: Dhav DHC6300 (N9240N), Dulles Airport, VA, Minor damage. Zk fire warning bell and light on right engine. Defective engine lip ice boot. No fire.

## 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

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