Turbine helicopter

N820HP

Bell OH-58A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
71-20394
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tennessee Dept of Safety and Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Nashville, TN
Registration record

N820HP on the FAA register

Type
Bell OH-58A
Serial
71-20394
Engines
1
Registered owner
Tennessee Dept of Safety and Homeland Security
Nashville, TN
Certificate issued
2021-05-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AB3198
Mode S (octal)
52630630
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N820HP to the current registrant.
  • 2018-02-09
    N820HP previously assigned to a Cessna 182S Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 18280115); cancelled.
Overview

About N820HP

N820HP is a Bell OH-58A, serial number 71-20394. The FAA register lists Tennessee Dept of Safety and Homeland Security as the registrant in Nashville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 N820HP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-07-27 Accident · Tecumseh, OK Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CEN13TA441
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182S — a different aircraft that carried the N820HP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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.