# N985MF: Bell OH-58A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 70-15273
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2021
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ADBED0
- Registered owner: [State Of Maine Division Of Forest Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20MAINE%20DIVISION%20OF%20FOREST%20PROTECTION)
- Location: [Old Town, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Old%20Town)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0283° N, 68.7192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04468, 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=985MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985MF

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 N985MF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N985MF.

## 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 N985MF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N985MF before.

- [Cancelled 2004-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985MF-2004-08-11): Bell UH-1H, S/N 66-16138. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Usda Forest Service Fepp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USDA%20FOREST%20SERVICE%20FEPP), [Old Town, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Old%20Town)

## Related

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

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