Turbine helicopter

N653HA

1971 Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
71-20341
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison T63-A-720
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Applicators Inc (Corporation)
Based
Gettysburg, PA
Registration record

N653HA on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell OH-58A
Serial
71-20341
Engines
Allison T63-A-720
Registered owner
Helicopter Applicators Inc
Gettysburg, PA
Certificate issued
1999-11-09
Airworthiness date
2007-02-22
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A8988F
Mode S (octal)
52114217
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1999-11-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N653HA.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N653HA

N653HA is a 1971 Bell OH-58A, serial number 71-20341. The FAA register lists Helicopter Applicators Inc as the registrant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 9, 1999 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison T63-A-720 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated February 22, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N653HA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N653HA.

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.