# N9273T: 1971 Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2005-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71-20495
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 2000
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1995
- Last registry action: November 16, 2004
- Mode S code: ACDAFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Jefferson County Sheriffs Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JEFFERSON%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [Beaumont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Beaumont)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0731° N, 94.1055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77701, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9273T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9273T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9273T-2005-01-05

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 FTW04TA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04TA237), Sep 16, 2004: Bell OH-58C (N9273T), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: **This probable cause was modified on 2/22/2016. Please see the public docket for this accident for additional details.** The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude, resulting in collision with…

## 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 20040915023479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040915023479A), Sep 15, 2004: Arofal OH58C (N9273T), Beaumont, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While on a search mission at night over water a bell OH58C operated by jefferson county sheriff's department with two on board was destroyed when it…

## Other aircraft with N9273T

- [Cancelled 2013-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9273T-2013-05-02): Infinity COMMANDER, S/N IPP3-193, built 2003. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1990-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9273T-1990-08-21): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3878A0310. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9273T-1965-05-21): Cessna 180C, S/N 50773. Owner: [Brown & Root Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20%26%20ROOT%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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