# N927SP: Bell OH-58C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 69-16301
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2011
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ACD9C9
- Registered owner: [Georgia Department Of Public Safety](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGIA%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20SAFETY)
- Location: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=927SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N927SP

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-58C)

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 ERA13TA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA237), May 9, 2013: Bell OH-58C (N927SP), Jekyll Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm in the normal operating range during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision…

## 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 20130509011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130509011909A), May 9, 2013: Bell OH-58C (N927SP), Jekyll Island, GA, Substantial damage. N927SP was being operated by the georga state patrol for emergency procedures training. While performing hover autorotation, the rotor RPM decreased, followed…

## 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-58C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c/aircraft.md

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