Turbine helicopter

N728LA

1972 Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
71-20818
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C10D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jones Flying Association (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N728LA on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bell OH-58A
Serial
71-20818
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C10D
Registered owner
Jones Flying Association
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2009-04-01
Airworthiness date
2008-01-13
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A9C23F
Mode S (octal)
52341077
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N728LA.
  • 2008-01-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N728LA

N728LA is a 1972 Bell OH-58A, serial number 71-20818. The FAA register lists Jones Flying Association as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2009 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C10D engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated January 13, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N728LA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N728LA.

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.