# N132SP: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 1998-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 7221151
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1996
- Last registry action: October 10, 1996
- Mode S code: A0843D
- Owner when cancelled: [Indiana State Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIANA%20STATE%20POLICE)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7304° N, 86.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46241, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=132SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132SP-1998-03-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell OH-58A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a.md

## 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 CHI97GA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97GA103), Apr 10, 1997: Bell OH-58A (N132SP), Seymour, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: improper action(s) by one or more of the emergency response team members, during a hovering/loading sequence, which resulted in the helicopter's lateral center-of-gravity (CG) limitations to be…

## 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 19970410005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410005659A), Apr 10, 1997: N132SP, Seymour, IN, Destroyed. Helicopter in training with a rappelling swat team, tail rotor failure, rolled right before impact,crashed inverted

## Other aircraft with N132SP

- [Cancelled 1992-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132SP-1992-10-06): Packard GREAT LAKES, S/N 6901B149B. Owner: [Singleton Colin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINGLETON%20COLIN%20R), [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)

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