# N303HP: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2018-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 70-15384
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1995
- Last registry action: April 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A32B34
- Owner when cancelled: [North Carolina State Highway Patrol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20CAROLINA%20STATE%20HIGHWAY%20PATROL)
- Location: [Cary, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cary)
- Physical address: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7640° N, 78.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27511, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303HP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303HP-2018-11-28

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 ERA18LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA170), Jun 19, 2018: Bell OH 58A (N303HP), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detach ground handling equipment from the helicopter before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in the subsequent dynamic…

## 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 20180619008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180619008199A), Jun 19, 2018: Bell OH-58A (N303HP), Raliegh, NC, Destroyed. Raleigh, NC: N303HP, OH-58, crashed during attempted takeoff. Aircraft came to rest on the left side next to the helipad. POB: 2, injuries: minor, damage:…

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