# N505JA: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 70-15381
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1996
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A64D4C
- Owners when cancelled: [Jicarilla Apache Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JICARILLA%20APACHE%20POLICE), [Attn  Stanley Montoya](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATTN%20%20STANLEY%20MONTOYA)
- Location: [Dulce, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Dulce)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7855° N, 106.8789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87528, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505JA-2017-05-23

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 FTW98TA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98TA152), Mar 19, 1998: Bell OH-58C (N505JA), Dulce, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a disconnected bleed air line to the fuel controller and the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing. Factors were the loose B-nut, the inadequate maintenance…

## 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 19980319006779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319006779A), Mar 19, 1998: Bell OH58B (N505JA), Dulce, NM, Substantial damage. Lifted off high mesa. Reported power loss. Dropped into trees. (.4) the pilot performed a preflight inspection of the helicopter for a flight from a 9,060 foot…

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