# N161PD: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2021-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 71-20559
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2014
- Last registry action: May 22, 2017
- Mode S code: A0F6AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Puerto Rico Police Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUERTO%20RICO%20POLICE%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161PD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161PD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161PD-2021-01-09

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 ERA17CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA056), Oct 25, 2016: Bell OH 58A (N161PD), Ponce, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter flight instructor's inadequate demonstration of a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20161025017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161025017069A), Oct 25, 2016: Bell OH-58A (N161PD), Ponce, PR, Substantial damage. While conducting flight training, flight instructor stated he was demonstrating a simulated engine failure on takeoff. During acceleration on taxiway e at…

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