# N510CP: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2022-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 70-15183
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2016
- Last registry action: December 20, 2018
- Mode S code: A661AF
- Owners when cancelled: [Columbus Police Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBUS%20POLICE%20DEPT), [Attn Ricky T Boren Chief Of Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATTN%20RICKY%20T%20BOREN%20CHIEF%20OF%20POLICE)
- Location: [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N510CP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=510CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510CP-2022-06-04

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 ERA19FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA047), Nov 16, 2018: Bell OH 58C (N510CP), Verbena, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct a low-level flight over a river, and his failure to see and avoid power lines, which resulted in the helicopter's impact with power lines and the water.

## 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 20181116022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181116022559A), Nov 16, 2018: Bell OH-58C (N510CP), Verbena, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Accident helicopter was traveling from columbus ga (kcsg), stopped in auburn al (kauo) and picked up the passenger, continued towards clanton al (02A) when the…

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