Turbine helicopter

N2998S

Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
72-21158
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dale County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Ozark, AL
Registration record

N2998S on the FAA register

Type
Bell OH-58A
Serial
72-21158
Engines
1
Registered owner
Dale County Sheriffs Office
Ozark, AL
Certificate issued
2026-03-17
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A31A6A
Mode S (octal)
50615152
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N2998S.
Overview

About N2998S

N2998S is a Bell OH-58A, serial number 72-21158. The FAA register lists Dale County Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Ozark, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 4 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2998S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-04-18 Accident · St.Petersburg,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1592
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N2998S registration before this airframe.

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.