N397E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell OH-58A. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 8, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N397E is reserved by a private party since February 8, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Bell OH-58A cancelled February 8, 2024
- Serial number
- 70-15442
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 1997
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2023
- Last owner
- Kern County Sheriffs Department (Government)
Bakersfield, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Boeing 95 cancelled June 4, 1931
- Serial number
- 1057
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1929
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 30, 1930
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- National Air Transport INC (Corporation)
Chicago, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N397E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell OH-58A+ · serial 70-15442
loss of engine power due to the separation of the diaphragm portion of the repaired second-stage turbine nozzle from the rim portion due to the use of an inadequate cleaning method to clean the joint prior to the braze repair during overhaul by the manufacturer's authorized maintenance center. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an inspection procedure that could verify that the joint met the braze fill requirements.
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