# N942SC: Bell OH-58C, registration cancelled 2020-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell OH-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (registry code 1181580)
- Serial number: 68-16872
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 8, 2005
- Last registry action: January 9, 2018
- Mode S code: AD1629
- Owner when cancelled: [Spalding County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPALDING%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Griffin, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Griffin)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2044° N, 84.2397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30224, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=942SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942SC-2020-08-22

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 ERA18LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA075), Jan 29, 2018: Bell OH 58C (N942SC), Zebulon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to fully open the throttle before initiating the power recovery in response to a simulated engine failure.

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