Turbine helicopter

N50600

Homebuilt OH-58C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
41282 (71-20421)
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Tows Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chestnut Ridge, NY
Registration record

N50600 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt OH-58C
Serial
41282 (71-20421)
Engines
1
Registered owner
Big Tows Inc
Chestnut Ridge, NY
Certificate issued
2020-09-23
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A652AB
Mode S (octal)
51451253
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N50600 to the current registrant.
  • 2012-10-10
    N50600 previously assigned to a Hawker B200C (s/n BL-170); cancelled.
  • 2009-05-29
    N50600 previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 206H Stationair / T206H Stationair / Turbo 206H Amphibian (s/n T20608918); cancelled.
  • 2006-07-11
    N50600 previously assigned to a Schweizer Aircraft G164A (s/n 1515); cancelled.
  • 1977-05-31
    N50600 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069425); cancelled.
  • 1950-02-01
    N50600 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 9878); cancelled.
Overview

About N50600

N50600 is a Homebuilt OH-58C, serial number 41282 (71-20421). The FAA register lists Big Tows Inc as the registrant in Chestnut Ridge, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 N50600. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-03-15 Accident · Westwego,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0299
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N50600 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.