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Bell OH-58

329 on the U.S. register across 6 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1968 to 2025; half of them date from 1971 or earlier. Florida has the most (60). 90% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Bell OH-58: 1967 scout helicopter series by Bell Helicopter
Photo: U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Bell OH-58 Kiowa on Wikipedia

About the OH-58 from the FAA's model table

Type
Rotorcraft · Helicopters
Power
Turboshaft, 1 engine
Common engines
Allison T63 Series (24), Rolls-Royc T63-A-720 (11), Allison T63-A-720 (10)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 112 mph
Maker on the register
Bell
Registered
earliest certificate May 24, 1995; newest September 27, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida60Alabama37Texas28California22Tennessee15Georgia12Pennsylvania11Montana11South Carolina10North Carolina10Kansas9Arkansas9

Who owns them registrant type

Government201 (61%)Corporation66 (20%)Individual31 (9%)LLC30 (9%)Co-owned1 (0.3%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
OH-58A2081968 to 202563.2%
OH-58C901968 to 201327.4%
OH-582019726.1%
OH58A71970 to 19722.1%
OH-58A+3—0.9%
OH-58/206A1—0.3%

When they were built by decade · 258 with no year on file

01224364881960481970620008201012020

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

06132026201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202572026

Registration status

Valid326 (99%)Sale reported2 (0.6%)Canceled1 (0.3%)

Airworthiness certificate class

None on file246 (75%)Restricted42 (13%)Experimental41 (12%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency8Triple F Flying INC7Edgefield Aviation LLC6Coastal Helicopters INC6Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical5Blair Helicopter Service INC5Pasco County Sheriffs Office4Helicopter Applicators INC4Georgia Department Of Public Safety4Dale County Sheriffs Office4Brevard County Sheriffs Office4Walker County Sheriff Dept3

Fleet pages: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency · Triple F Flying INC · Edgefield Aviation LLC · Coastal Helicopters INC · Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical · Blair Helicopter Service INC · Helicopter Applicators INC · Georgia Department Of Public Safety

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Bell OH-58 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

329 as of October 2, 2026, counting 6 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Bell OH-58s?

Florida, with 60.

Who owns the Bell OH-58?

90% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 329

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N54LE Bell
OH-58C
Wilmington Police Department
Wilmington, North Carolina
None on file 2012-10-11 Valid
N173SC Bell
OH-58C
Del Rio Aviation INC
Paso Robles, California
None on file 2012-06-19 Valid
N234FW Bell
OH-58A
Coastal Air Service INC
Panama City, Florida
Experimental 2012-05-03 Valid
N861CC Bell
OH-58A
Blair Helicopter Service
Lemoore, California
Restricted 2012-03-13 Valid
N198PD Bell
OH-58C
Individual owner
Wyoming
None on file 2011-12-12 Valid
N330TX Bell
OH-58C
Del Mar College District
Corpus Christi, Texas
None on file 2011-09-23 Valid
N158AB Bell
OH-58C
Bell Textron INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Experimental 2011-08-30 Valid
N906SP Bell
OH-58A
Georgia Department Of Public Safety
Kennesaw, Georgia
None on file 2011-08-24 Valid
N927SP Bell
OH-58C
Georgia Department Of Public Safety
Kennesaw, Georgia
None on file 2011-08-24 Valid
N911SL Bell
OH-58A
St Lucie County Sheriffs Dept
Fort Pierce, Florida
None on file 2011-08-15 Valid
N51747 Bell
OH-58A
Mid South Aviation Institute
Black Rock, Arkansas
Experimental 2011-06-14 Valid
N223MF Bell
OH58A
Momentum Foundation
Tullahoma, Tennessee
Experimental 2011-06-10 Valid
N45DE Bell
OH-58A
Marshall County Sheriff Dept
Guntersville, Alabama
None on file 2011-04-29 Valid
N9116U Bell
OH-58
Individual owner
North Dakota
None on file 2011-04-15 Valid
N232FW Bell
OH-58A
Coastal Air Service INC
Panama City, Florida
Experimental 2011-03-11 Valid
N158TR Bell
OH-58A
Tri-Rotor Spray & Chemical
Ulysses, Kansas
Restricted 2010-11-12 Valid
N179NS Bell
OH-58C
Individual owner
North Dakota
Restricted 2010-08-17 Valid
N236GC Bell
OH-58A
Larson Helicopters LLC
Perham, Minnesota
Restricted 2010-07-27 Valid
N27LC Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-06-07 Valid
N282SP Bell
OH-58A
Kentucky State Police
Frankfort, Kentucky
None on file 2009-12-10 Valid
N283SP Bell
OH-58A
Kentucky State Police
Frankfort, Kentucky
None on file 2009-12-10 Valid
N212FL Bell
OH-58A
Osceola County Sheriffs Office
Kissimmee, Florida
None on file 2009-08-27 Valid
N314BC Bell
OH-58A
Brunswick County Sheriffs Office
Bolivia, North Carolina
None on file 2009-07-22 Valid
N4206Z Bell
OH-58A
Central States Helicopters INC
Wood River, Nebraska
Experimental 2009-07-16 Valid
N728LA Bell
OH-58A
Jones Flying Association
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2009-04-01 Valid
N770AR Bell
OH-58A
B & S Air INC
Lumpkin, Georgia
None on file 2009-03-03 Valid
N911FC Bell
OH-58A
Momentum Foundation INC
Tullahoma, Tennessee
Experimental 2009-03-03 Valid
N282MP Bell
OH-58A
Pasco County Sheriffs Office
New Port Richey, Florida
None on file 2009-01-23 Valid
N284MP Bell
OH-58A
Pasco County Sheriffs Office
New Port Richey, Florida
None on file 2009-01-23 Valid
N471RN Bell
OH-58C
Blair Helicopter Service INC
Lemoore, California
Experimental 2008-12-04 Valid
N153SA Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2008-09-05 Valid
N623HC Bell
OH-58C
Hernando County Sheriffs Office
Brooksville, Florida
None on file 2008-06-26 Valid
N911HT Bell
OH-58C
C-Lou Leasing LLC
Mankato, Minnesota
None on file 2008-05-29 Valid
N912LP Bell
OH-58C
Lexington Fayette Urban County
Lexington, Kentucky
None on file 2008-02-13 Valid
N659HA Bell
OH-58A
Helicopter Applicators INC
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Experimental 2008-01-14 Valid
N480FT Bell
OH-58A
Dillon Flight Test INC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Experimental 2007-08-30 Valid
N330DC Bell
OH-58A
Coweta County Sheriff'S Office
Newnan, Georgia
None on file 2007-08-27 Valid
N106AG Bell
OH-58C
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2007-07-23 Valid
N67LE Bell
OH-58C
City Of Wilmington Police Department
Wilmington, North Carolina
None on file 2007-04-05 Valid
N153SD Bell
OH-58C
Jackson County Sheriffs Dept
Pascagoula, Mississippi
None on file 2007-02-16 Valid
N94550 Bell
OH-58C
Oconee County Sheriff'S Dept
Walhalla, South Carolina
None on file 2006-12-07 Valid
N901LP Bell
OH-58
Livingston Parish Sheriffs Office
Livingston, Louisiana
None on file 2006-09-15 Valid
N4NJ Bell
OH-58A
State Of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey
None on file 2006-07-07 Valid
N917SJ Bell
OH-58A
San Juan County Sheriff Dept
Aztec, New Mexico
None on file 2006-04-07 Valid
N12NP Bell
OH-58
City Of Newark
Newark, New Jersey
None on file 2005-11-29 Valid
N704MP Bell
OH-58A
Metro-Nashville Pd
Nashville, Tennessee
None on file 2005-11-08 Valid
N911LP Bell
OH-58C
Ky Lexington Fayette Urban CO Pd
Lexington, Kentucky
None on file 2005-11-01 Valid
N912PC Bell
OH-58C
Tri-Rotor Spray & Chemical
Ulysses, Kansas
Restricted 2005-10-07 Valid
N911YC Bell
OH-58A
Chelan County Sheriffs Office
Wenatchee, Washington
None on file 2005-04-13 Valid
N912YC Bell
OH-58A
Chelan County Sheriffs Office
Wenatchee, Washington
None on file 2005-04-13 Valid
N76KP Bell
OH-58C
Northwest Helicopters I INC
Olympia, Washington
None on file 2005-02-14 Valid
N911PW Bell
OH-58A
Brevard County Sheriffs Office
Merritt Island, Florida
None on file 2005-02-07 Valid
N235FW Bell
OH-58A
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Lakeland, Florida
None on file 2005-02-04 Valid
N799RC Bell
OH-58A
Rutherford County Air Rescue Squad
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
None on file 2005-01-11 Valid
N66VE Bell
OH-58C
Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2005-01-05 Valid
N215SC Bell
OH-58
Spokane County Sheriffs Office
Spokane, Washington
None on file 2004-11-10 Valid
N262LE Bell
OH-58
Dale CO Sheriffs Dept
Ozark, Alabama
None on file 2004-08-19 Valid
N354NS Bell
OH-58C
Custom Air LLC
Louisville, Mississippi
Restricted 2004-08-17 Valid
N258RC Bell
OH-58A
Martin County Sheriffs Office
Stuart, Florida
None on file 2004-06-16 Valid
N260MP Bell
OH-58C
A & S Helicopters INC
Cahokia, Illinois
None on file 2004-04-12 Valid
N904SF Bell
OH-58A
Johnson Airspray INC
Argyle, Minnesota
Experimental 2003-07-31 Valid
N588MP Bell
OH-58A
Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical INC
Ulysses, Kansas
Restricted 2003-06-18 Valid
N65168 Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2003-01-09 Valid
N72188 Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2003-01-09 Valid
N268DC Bell
OH-58A
Dale County Sheriffs Office
Ozark, Alabama
None on file 2002-09-23 Valid
N8UT Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
New Mexico
None on file 2002-07-09 Valid
N39FA Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
Texas
Restricted 2002-06-12 Valid
N239FW Bell
OH-58A
Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission
Lakeland, Florida
None on file 2002-05-15 Valid
N7120 Bell
OH-58A
Montana Department Of Fish Wildlife & Parks
Helena, Montana
None on file 2002-04-25 Valid
N91336 Bell
OH-58C
Beach Mosquito Control District
Panama City Beach, Florida
None on file 2002-01-15 Valid
N206FA Bell
OH-58A
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2001-07-18 Valid
N63KS Bell
OH-58A
City Of Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
None on file 2001-02-21 Valid
N911BD Bell
OH-58C
Sumter County Sheriffs Office
Wildwood, Florida
None on file 2000-06-12 Valid
N114FC Bell
OH-58A
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Tallahassee, Florida
None on file 2000-05-05 Valid
N6962C Bell
OH-58C
State Of Montana
Helena, Montana
None on file 1999-12-27 Valid
N653HA Bell
OH-58A
Helicopter Applicators INC
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Restricted 1999-11-09 Valid
N8176S Bell
OH-58A+
Bladen County Sheriff Department North Carolina
Elizabethtown, North Carolina
None on file 1998-12-30 Valid
N258LE Bell
OH-58A
Collier County Sheriffs Office
Naples, Florida
None on file 1998-11-09 Valid
N778AW Bell
OH-58A
Wayne County Sheriffs Office
Goldsboro, North Carolina
None on file 1998-09-25 Valid
N911CC Bell
OH-58C
Individual owner
Texas
Restricted 1998-08-21 Valid
N703MP Bell
OH-58A
Metro-Nashville P D
Nashville, Tennessee
None on file 1998-01-31 Valid
N316LC Bell
OH-58A
Pasco County Sheriffs Office
New Port Richey, Florida
None on file 1998-01-20 Valid
N319LC Bell
OH-58A
Pasco County Sheriffs Office
New Port Richey, Florida
None on file 1998-01-20 Valid
N444JB Bell
OH-58A
Air First LLC
Pembroke, New Hampshire
Restricted 1997-10-28 Valid
N65144 Bell
OH-58A
Canton Police Department
Canton, Texas
None on file 1997-09-12 Valid
N525JC Bell
OH-58A
Jackson County Sheriffs Department
Marianna, Florida
None on file 1997-08-20 Valid
N693 Bell
OH-58A
Montana Department Of Fish Wildlife & Parks
Helena, Montana
None on file 1997-08-20 Valid
N497E Bell
OH-58A
Kern County Sheriffs Department
Bakersfield, California
None on file 1997-07-24 Valid
N213LC Bell
OH-58A
Lake County Sheriffs Office
Tavares, Florida
None on file 1997-05-22 Valid
N215LC Bell
OH-58A
Lake County Sheriffs Office
Tavares, Florida
None on file 1997-05-22 Valid
N800MC Bell
OH-58A
Martin County Sheriffs Department
Stuart, Florida
None on file 1997-05-12 Valid
N720SR Bell
OH-58A
Indian River County Sheriffs Office
Vero Beach, Florida
None on file 1997-05-09 Valid
N655HA Bell
OH-58A
Helicopter Applicators INC
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Restricted 1997-04-29 Valid
N120BX Bell
OH-58A
Baxter County Sheriffs Department
Mountain Home, Arkansas
None on file 1997-03-24 Valid
N250CP Bell
OH-58A
Cullman Police Department
Cullman, Alabama
None on file 1997-02-25 Valid
N154SA Bell
OH-58A
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Montgomery, Alabama
None on file 1997-01-29 Valid
N158SA Bell
OH-58A
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Montgomery, Alabama
None on file 1997-01-29 Valid
N1032F Bell
OH-58A
Washoe County Sheriffs Office
Reno, Nevada
None on file 1997-01-22 Valid
N1911 Bell
OH-58A
Washoe County Sheriffs Office
Reno, Nevada
None on file 1997-01-22 Valid
N214LC Bell
OH-58A
Lake County Sheriffs Office
Tavares, Florida
None on file 1997-01-03 Valid
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