Turbine helicopter

N355DS

Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
69-16230
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desoto Parish Sheriff Office (Government)
Based
Mansfield, LA
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Registration record

N355DS on the FAA register

Type
Bell OH-58A
Serial
69-16230
Engines
1
Registered owner
Desoto Parish Sheriff Office
Mansfield, LA
Certificate issued
2025-08-26
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A3F7BC
Mode S (octal)
50773674
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N355DS to the current registrant.
  • 2017-07-26
    N355DS previously assigned to a Diamond DA40 (s/n 40.1083); cancelled.
  • 1999-03-03
    N355DS previously assigned to a Aerospatiale AS355F Twinstar (s/n 5110); cancelled.
Overview

About N355DS

N355DS is a Bell OH-58A, serial number 69-16230. The FAA register lists Desoto Parish Sheriff Office as the registrant in Mansfield, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 N355DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-12-31 Accident · New York, NY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC98LA058
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-355 — a different aircraft that carried the N355DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach with a tailwind, and his failure to perform a go-around in a timely manner. A factor in the accident was the strong tailwind.

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.