Turbine helicopter

N158AB

1970 Homebuilt OH-58C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
68-16810
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30R/3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N158AB on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt OH-58C
Serial
68-16810
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C30R/3
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2011-08-30
Airworthiness date
2012-12-11
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A0E7E9
Mode S (octal)
50163751
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2011-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N158AB.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N158AB

N158AB is a 1970 Homebuilt OH-58C, serial number 68-16810. The FAA register lists Bell Textron Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C30R/3 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated December 11, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N158AB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N158AB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.