# N911GV: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 70-15212
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2007
- Last registry action: April 3, 2019
- Mode S code: AC9B0C
- Owner when cancelled: [City Of Gainesville Police Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20GAINESVILLE%20POLICE%20DEPT)
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6487° N, 82.3254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32601, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911GV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911GV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911GV-2022-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ERA19LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA206), Jun 25, 2019: Bell OH58C (N911GV), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a simulated forced landing autorotation, which resulted in pylon whirl that substantially damaged the helicopter.

## 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 20190624007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190624007929A), Jun 24, 2019: Bell OH-58C (N911GV), Gainseville, FL, Substantial damage. On 6/24/19 at approx 1720 hrs a member of the gainesville police department and a civilian instructor took off for an NVG training flight. The training began…
- [Incident 20111208027509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208027509I), Dec 8, 2011: Bell OH-58C (N911GV), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. The pilot stated helicopter was orbiting around 800 ft when the engine spooled down. The pilot attempted to make a landing in a dry retention area. At 400 ft…

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