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N238FW

Bell OH-58A

Valid Florida

N238FW is a Bell OH-58A, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1970. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Southern Helicopter INC, a corporation in O Brien, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 19, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development; amateur built; racing; crew training; to show compliance with regulations, dated January 7, 2009.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
OH-58A
Serial number
70-15223
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Allison T63-A-720 · 420 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1970
Cruising speed
112 mph
Transponder code
A226CA (octal 50423312)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 19, 2016
Expires
September 30, 2029
Last FAA action
January 20, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and development; Amateur built; Racing; Crew training; To show compliance with regulations · January 7, 2009
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00665352

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Southern Helicopter INC
Type
Corporation
Address
23430 73Rd Rd
O Brien, FL 32071-3717

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data