Turbine helicopter

N16JD

1971 Garlick Helicopters OH-58C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1971
Serial
71-20435
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Triple F Flying Inc (Corporation)
Based
Benton, PA
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Registration record

N16JD on the FAA register

Type
1971 Garlick Helicopters OH-58C
Serial
71-20435
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Triple F Flying Inc
Benton, PA
Certificate issued
2023-11-01
Airworthiness date
1998-10-02
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A0F021
Mode S (octal)
50170041
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N16JD to the current registrant.
  • 2006-05-30
    Accident at Muddy Gap, WY; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1996-08-21
    N16JD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bushby Mustang M-II (s/n MII519); cancelled.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N16JD

N16JD is a 1971 Garlick Helicopters OH-58C, serial number 71-20435. The FAA register lists Triple F Flying Inc as the registrant in Benton, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated October 2, 1998.

N16JD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-05-30 Accident · Muddy Gap, WY Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN06LA080
Reported aircraft: Garlick Helicopters Oh- 58C
Probable cause: the loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude and rough uneven terrain.
1996-05-04 Accident · Lancaster, WI Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CHI96LA149
Reported aircraft: Deweese Bushby Mustang M-II — a different aircraft that carried the N16JD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collison with the terrain. The pilot's use of abrupt maneuvers was a related factor.

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.