Turbine helicopter

N232FW

1968 Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
68-16858
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-720
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Panama City, FL
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Registration record

N232FW on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell OH-58A
Serial
68-16858
Engines
Allison T63-A-720
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc
Panama City, FL
Certificate issued
2011-03-11
Airworthiness date
2009-01-07
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A21080
Mode S (octal)
50410200
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N232FW.
  • 2009-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N232FW

N232FW is a 1968 Bell OH-58A, serial number 68-16858. The FAA register lists Coastal Air Service Inc as the registrant in Panama City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison T63-A-720 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated January 7, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N232FW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N232FW.

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.