# N160SA: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 1996-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 7015286
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1996
- Last registry action: June 6, 1996
- Mode S code: A0F33F
- Owners when cancelled: [State Of Alabama](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20ALABAMA), [Department Of Public Safety](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20SAFETY)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=160SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160SA-1996-10-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA96TA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96TA221), Sep 3, 1996: Bell OH-58A (N160SA), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot improper use of flight controls (cyclic a nd collective) on a takeoff to a hover, resulting in the helicopter rolling to the right, and the main rotor blade colliding with the…

## 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 19960903036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903036229A), Sep 3, 1996: Bell OH58A (N160SA), Wetumpka, AL, Substantial damage. Raised one skid on attempted takeoff to hover. Helicopter rolled over then back to upright on its skids.

## Other aircraft with N160SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160SA): Bell OH-58A, S/N 71-20611

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