Turbine helicopter

N238FW

1970 Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
70-15223
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-720
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
O Brien, FL
Registration record

N238FW on the FAA register

Type
1970 Bell OH-58A
Serial
70-15223
Engines
Allison T63-A-720
Registered owner
Southern Helicopter Inc
O Brien, FL
Certificate issued
2016-09-19
Airworthiness date
2009-01-07
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A226CA
Mode S (octal)
50423312
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N238FW.
  • 2009-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N238FW

N238FW is a 1970 Bell OH-58A, serial number 70-15223. The FAA register lists Southern Helicopter Inc as the registrant in O Brien, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 N238FW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N238FW.

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.