# N9263Y: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 69-16239
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 2, 2008
- Last registry action: September 10, 2011
- Mode S code: ACD74C
- Owner when cancelled: [Cb Couch Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CB%20COUCH%20INC)
- Location: [Walcott, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Walcott)
- Physical address: [Beech Grove, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Beech%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0461° N, 90.6705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walcott, AR, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9263Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9263Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9263Y-2017-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR CYX2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CYX2002F00000), Jul 26, 2002: STRAP. CRACKED. DURING A 300 HOUR INSPECTION THE LEFT HAND AFT PYLON SUPPORT STRAP WAS FOUND CRACKED. THIS SUPPORT STRAP IS RIVETED TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE UPPER CABIN ROOF BE

## 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 CEN11FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA337), May 12, 2011: Bell OH-58C (N9263Y), New Athens, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear terrain while maneuvering.

## 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 20110512013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110512013499A), May 12, 2011: Bell OH-58C (N9263Y), New Athens, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 12 2011, at approximately 1508 hours, a 2008 Bell OH-58/garlick model helicopter, tail number N9263Y, struck the ground in the area of New Athens, IL.…

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