# N31JA: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2005-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 71-20773
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2005
- Last registry action: August 11, 2005
- Mode S code: A34541
- Owner when cancelled: [San Juan County Sheriff Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20JUAN%20COUNTY%20SHERIFF%20DEPT)
- Location: [Aztec, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Aztec)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8582° N, 107.8955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87410, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31JA-2005-10-03

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-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 DEN00TA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA042), Jan 11, 2000: Bell OH-58C (N31JA), Lindrith, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of tail rotor effectiveness while maneuvering. A factor was the high density altitude.

## 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 20000111004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111004639A), Jan 11, 2000: Arofal OH58C (N31JA), Lindrith, NM, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot was conducting an annual game survey with three employees of the jicarilla game and fish department. He had been airborne for approximately 2…

## Other aircraft with N31JA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31JA): Quest KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0042, built 2010

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