# N397E: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2024-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 70-15442
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1997
- Last registry action: October 20, 2023
- Mode S code: A49D2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Kern County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KERN%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5542° N, 118.9435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93308, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=397E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397E-2024-02-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX04TA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA202), May 4, 2004: Bell OH-58A+ (N397E), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to the separation of the diaphragm portion of the repaired second-stage turbine nozzle from the rim portion due to the use of an inadequate cleaning method to clean the joint…

## 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 20040503007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040503007199A), May 3, 2004: Bell OH58A (N397E), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On may 3, 2004, at 2330 pacific time N397E a OH-58A+ helicopter lost power during a turn and made a forced landing on a residential street. N397E was…

## Other aircraft with N397E

- [Cancelled 1931-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397E-1931-06-04): Boeing 95, S/N 1057, built 1929. Owner: [National Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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