Turbine helicopter

N72269

1971 Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
71-20541
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Hampton, GA
Registration record

N72269 on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell OH-58A
Serial
71-20541
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20C
Registered owner
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation
Hampton, GA
Certificate issued
2015-06-02
Airworthiness date
2021-03-20
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A9AE46
Mode S (octal)
52327106
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2015-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N72269 to the current registrant.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
  • 1951-05-02
    N72269 previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 9443); cancelled.
Overview

About N72269

N72269 is a 1971 Bell OH-58A, serial number 71-20541. The FAA register lists Army Aviation Heritage Foundation as the registrant in Hampton, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20C engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 20, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72269.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N72269.

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.