# N139RD: 1971 Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2020-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Engine: [Allison T63 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (registry code 03031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71-20396
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2014
- Last registry action: September 12, 2016
- Mode S code: A09E1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Applicators Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20APPLICATORS%20INC)
- Location: [Gettysburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gettysburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8263° N, 77.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17325, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139RD-2020-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-58C: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c.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 ERA17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA032), Nov 1, 2016: Bell OH 58C (N139RD), Cameron, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor…

## 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 20161101022659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161101022659A), Nov 1, 2016: Bell OH-58C (N139RD), Cameron, NC, Destroyed. On 11/1/2016, . The aircraft had just refueled from a tanker-truck platform when a mechanical malfunction had occurred. The tail-boom of the aircraft broke off…

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