# N244RP: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2007-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 71-20533
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2003
- Last registry action: March 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A24060
- Owner when cancelled: [Fl St Johns County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FL%20ST%20JOHNS%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Saint Augustine, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Saint%20Augustine)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9137° N, 81.3653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32084, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244RP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=244RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244RP-2007-03-19

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 MIA05TA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05TA124), Jun 29, 2005: Bell OH-58A (N244RP), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the compressor section of the engine for undetermined reasons resulting in the total loss of engine power during the initial climb. A factor in the accident was the operator's use of a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050629014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050629014949A), Jun 29, 2005: Bell OH58A (N244RP), St Augustine, FL, Destroyed. (-23) Accident happened at the st johns emergency operations center located about 1 mile south of the St Augustine FL airport. On takeoff at about 50 ft pilot…
- [Incident 20040102010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102010629I), Jan 2, 2004: Bell OH58A (N244RP), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While cruising at 600', 90 knots and in a 20 degree left hand turn the helicopter hit a bird that damaged the windscreen. Pilot landed without incident.

## Other aircraft with N244RP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244RP): Cessna 182P, S/N 182-62311, built 1973

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