Turbine helicopter

N255BP

Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
68-16722
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Victoria County Sheriff (Government)
Based
Victoria, TX
Registration record

N255BP on the FAA register

Type
Bell OH-58A
Serial
68-16722
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Victoria County Sheriff
Victoria, TX
Certificate issued
2014-07-23
Airworthiness date
2000-04-12
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · crew training
Mode S (hex)
A26A38
Mode S (octal)
50465070
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N255BP.
  • 2000-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (crew training)).
Overview

About N255BP

N255BP is a Bell OH-58A, serial number 68-16722. The FAA register lists Victoria County Sheriff as the registrant in Victoria, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 experimental category (crew training), dated April 12, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N255BP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N255BP.

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.