Turbine helicopter

N281SP

1973 Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
73-21912
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 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

N281SP on the FAA register

Type
1973 Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+
Serial
73-21912
Engines
Rolls-Royce T63-A-720
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc
Panama City, FL
Certificate issued
2011-12-23
Airworthiness date
2014-02-11
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A2D350
Mode S (octal)
50551520
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-26
    Accident at Oakland, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2011-12-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N281SP.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N281SP

N281SP is a 1973 Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+, serial number 73-21912. The FAA register lists Coastal Air Service Inc as the registrant in Panama City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 23, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce T63-A-720 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated February 11, 2014.

N281SP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-04-26 Accident · Oakland, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA22LA209
Reported aircraft: Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to continue the low-altitude aerial application flight over water conditions that degraded his depth perception, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the water.

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.