Turbine helicopter

N8176S

Bell OH-58A+

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
73-21895
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bladen County Sheriff Department North Carolina (Government)
Based
Elizabethtown, NC
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Registration record

N8176S on the FAA register

Type
Bell OH-58A+
Serial
73-21895
Engines
1
Registered owner
Bladen County Sheriff Department North Carolina
Elizabethtown, NC
Certificate issued
1998-12-30
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AB2698
Mode S (octal)
52623230
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-12-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N8176S to the current registrant.
  • 1973-08-20
    N8176S previously assigned to a Cessna 150 (s/n 15061776); cancelled.
Overview

About N8176S

N8176S is a Bell OH-58A+, serial number 73-21895. The FAA register lists Bladen County Sheriff Department North Carolina as the registrant in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 30, 1998 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 N8176S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8176S.

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.