Turbine helicopter

N82778

Homebuilt OH-58C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
71-20439
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bay County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Panama City, FL
Registration record

N82778 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt OH-58C
Serial
71-20439
Engines
1
Registered owner
Bay County Sheriffs Office
Panama City, FL
Certificate issued
1995-05-24
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AB4E4A
Mode S (octal)
52647112
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1995-05-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N82778 to the current registrant.
  • 1989-01-12
    N82778 previously assigned to a Piper Saratoga II HP / Saratoga SP (s/n 32R8313005); cancelled.
Overview

About N82778

N82778 is a Homebuilt OH-58C, serial number 71-20439. The FAA register lists Bay County Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Panama City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 24, 1995 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 N82778.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N82778.

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.