# N911SL: Bell OH-58A, registration cancelled 2011-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (registry code 1181579)
- Serial number: 71-20390
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 5, 2008
- Last registry action: January 5, 2009
- Mode S code: AC9BFD
- Owner when cancelled: [St Lucie Cnty Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20LUCIE%20CNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Fort Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Pierce)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3933° N, 80.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34981, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911SL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911SL-2011-09-12

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 ERA11TA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA318), May 29, 2011: Bell OH-58A (N911SL), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize and avoid a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing.

## 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 20110529010379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529010379A), May 29, 2011: Bell OH-58A (N911SL), Ft Pierce, FL, Destroyed. On may 29, 2011, I responded to an accident involving st lucie sheriff's departments, Bell OH58 helicopter, N911SL serial no. 71. N911SL the aircraft was…

## Other aircraft with N911SL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911SL): Bell OH-58A, S/N 72-21369

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