# N9142S: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2017-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 71-20670
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2009
- Last registry action: February 16, 2014
- Mode S code: ACA836
- Owner when cancelled: [Brevard County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREVARD%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9142S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9142S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9142S-2017-03-01

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-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 ATL00TA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00TA080), Aug 8, 2000: Bell OH-58C (N9142S), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls that resulted in low rotor induced oscillation during a practice autorotation.

## 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 20000808015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808015389A), Aug 8, 2000: Arofal OH58C (N9142S), Tampa, FL, No damage. (-23) This flight was a hillsborough county sheriff's dept. "Public use" a/c flight. VMC daylight conditions prevailed and the wind was down the rwy at 5…

## Other aircraft with N9142S

- [Cancelled 1991-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9142S-1991-04-10): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2841061. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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