# N487BC: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2020-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 70-15107
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2014
- Last registry action: November 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A602B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Butte County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTTE%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Oroville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oroville)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5940° N, 121.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95965, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487BC-2020-10-02

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 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 LAX02TA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02TA118), Mar 29, 2002: Bell OH-58A (N487BC), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Factors in the accident were the pilot's misjudged flare resulting in a hard landing and the lack of recent experience in emergency procedures by…

## 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 20020328025529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328025529A), Mar 28, 2002: Bell OH58A (N487BC), Forestranch, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was cruising at 1,000 ft. when he felt a left yaw. He also encountered a low main rotor speed warning. The pilot noted the N1 gage…

## Other aircraft with N487BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487BC): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1420

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