# N331TA: 1972 Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2007-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Engine: [Allison T63 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (registry code 03031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 72-21331
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2002
- Last registry action: October 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A39B30
- Owner when cancelled: [Lee Catt Construction Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20CATT%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [West Memphis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1343° N, 90.1793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=331TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331TA-2007-05-02

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 DFW06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA027), Nov 5, 2005: Arrow Falcon Exporters Arrow F OH-58A (N331TA), West Memphis, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a disconnected pneumatic (Pc) line. A contributing factor was the ravine.

## 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 20051105027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105027729A), Nov 5, 2005: Bell OH58A (N331TA), Hughes, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 5, 2005, at approximately 0835 CST, a arrowf-OH-58A experimental exhibition helicopter, N331TA, impacted the ground on ragland plantation,…

## Other aircraft with N331TA

- [Cancelled 2019-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331TA-2019-02-23): DJI PHANTOM 2, S/N PH646003716. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Titan Aerial LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TITAN%20AERIAL%20LLC), [Levelland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Levelland)

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