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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N161PD

N161PD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell OH-58A. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell OH-58A cancelled January 9, 2021

Serial number
71-20559
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 10, 2014
Last FAA action
May 22, 2017
Last owner
Puerto Rico Police Department (Government)
San Juan, PR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N161PD

ERA17CA056Accident on October 25, 2016 at Ponce, PR: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell OH 58A · serial 71-20559

The helicopter flight instructor's inadequate demonstration of a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard landing.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site