# N902SF: 1970 Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2023-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Engine: [Allison T63 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (registry code 03031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 70-15406
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 2003
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2016
- Last registry action: August 19, 2021
- Mode S code: AC7830
- Owner when cancelled: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902SF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902SF-2023-03-06

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000185), Feb 10, 2012: MAST. BROKEN. ACFT LANDED ON LOAD TRUCK. ACFT RECEIVED FUEL AND LOAD. PILOT FELT VIBRATION AND SHUTDOWN ACFT AND FOUND MAST POLE BROKEN.

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR22LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA032), Nov 9, 2021: Bell OH-58A (N902SF), Holtville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control after becoming spatially disoriented when the helicopter entered low-level haze/fog.
- [NTSB WPR12LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA096), Jan 21, 2012: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A (N902SF), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main rotor mast due to fatigue cracks that originated from corrosion pits. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to adhere to the manufacturer’s recommended…
- [NTSB LAX08CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA054), Jan 30, 2008: Bell OH-58A (N902SF), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles. A factor in the accident was the dark night conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20211109018009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211109018009A), Nov 9, 2021: Bell OH-58A (N902SF), Holtville, CA, Substantial damage. Holtville, CA on 11/9/2021, N902SF, a Bell OH-58, struck a sprinkler in the field while performing 14CFR part 137 crop dusting operations, the helicopter…
- [Accident 20120121002419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120121002419A), Jan 21, 2012: Bell OH-58A (N902SF), Brawley, CA, No damage. Aero falcon OH-58 had a rotor mast failure just pior to lift -off of the aircraft, failure was internal of the main rotor transmission no damage to aircraft…
- [Accident 20080129009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080129009999A), Jan 29, 2008: Bell OH58A (N902SF), Brawley, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot of N902SF was conducting agricultural spraying operations at night. While flying between job sites the helicopter struck high tension power…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.