Piston helicopter

N39WL

Bell OH-13E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

—

Serial

514

Class

Piston helicopter

Engines

Franklin 6V4 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum (Corporation)

Based

Little Falls, MN

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Registration record

N39WL on the FAA register

Type

Bell OH-13E

Serial

514

Engines

Franklin 6V4 series

Registered owner

Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum

Little Falls, MN

Certificate issued

2026-03-14

Airworthiness date

1976-06-04

Registration expires

2033-03-31

Airworthiness class

Restricted

Mode S (hex)

A4826F

Mode S (octal)

51101157

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2033-03-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2026-03-14
Certificate of registration issued as N39WL.
1994-07-03
Accident at Mountain View, AR; damage: substantial.
1976-06-04
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).

Overview

About N39WL

N39WL is a Bell OH-13E, serial number 514. The FAA register lists Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum as the registrant in Little Falls, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated June 4, 1976.

N39WL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-07-03 Accident · Mountain View, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW94LA221

Reported aircraft: Bell OH-13E

Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION AS RESULT OF A STRUCK FUEL DRAIN VALVE. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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.