# N543SD: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2022-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 70-15543
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: August 11, 2021
- Mode S code: A6E4A5
- Location: [Jasper, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jasper)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9342° N, 94.0597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75951, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=543SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543SD-2022-10-06

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-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 GAA16CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA258), May 21, 2016: Bell OH 58 (N543SD), Waitsburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line during low reconnaissance flight, which resulted in a power line strike, loss of control, and a subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160521005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521005689A), May 21, 2016: Bell OH-58C (N543SD), Waitsburg, WA, Substantial damage. N543SD a restricted category OH-58 helicopter received substantial damage as the result of a wire-strike and hard landing. The helicopter received damage to…
- [Incident 20060927019649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060927019649I), Sep 27, 2006: Arofal OH58C (N543SD), Snoqualmie, WA, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] the pilot in command of N543SD on 09/27/2006 at approximately 1815 pacific daylight saving time struck a tree with the main rotor…

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