Turbine helicopter

N24171

1973 Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
72-21201
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Commerce Rotorcraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Commerce, TX
Registration record

N24171 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell OH-58A
Serial
72-21201
Engines
Allison T63-A-700
Registered owner
Commerce Rotorcraft LLC
Commerce, TX
Certificate issued
2023-12-06
Airworthiness date
2017-08-19
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2371D
Mode S (octal)
50433435
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N24171 to the current registrant.
  • 2017-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2000-05-04
    N24171 previously assigned to a Bell 412EP (s/n 36254); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1941-11-27
    N24171 previously assigned to a Akron Aaircraft B75L (s/n 197); cancelled.
Overview

About N24171

N24171 is a 1973 Bell OH-58A, serial number 72-21201. The FAA register lists Commerce Rotorcraft LLC as the registrant in Commerce, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison T63-A-700 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 19, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N24171.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N24171.

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.