# N452MC: 1969 Garlick Helicopters OH-58C, registration cancelled 2013-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Garlick Helicopters OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-oh-58c) (registry code 3740004)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00006DE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00006DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 69-16110
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 8, 2009
- Last registry action: January 8, 2009
- Mode S code: A57AA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Custom Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Louisville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1084° N, 89.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39339, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=452MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452MC-2013-12-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Garlick Helicopters OH-58C: https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-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 ERA12LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA258), Mar 27, 2012: Rotorcraft Developement OH-58C (N452MC), McComb, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation at the Nos. 5 and 8 engine bearings, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure.

## 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 20120327004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120327004519A), Mar 27, 2012: Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58C (N452MC), Mccomb, MS, Destroyed. Inflight fire occured. The pilot reported shortly after takeoff, while in cruise the helicopter yawed to the left, the cabin filled with smoke, and the engine…

## Other aircraft with N452MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452MC): Bell 206B, S/N 4377, built 1995

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