{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"1997-07-24","city":"BAKERSFIELD","country_code":"US","county_code":"029","cruise_speed_mph":112,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2027-10-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","maker":"Bell","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"BELL","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"1181579","mode_s_code":"51425175","mode_s_hex":"A62A7D","model":"OH-58A","n_number":"N497E","name":"KERN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N497E is a Bell OH-58A, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 4 seats. It is registered to Kern County Sheriffs Department, a government body in Bakersfield, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 24, 1997 and expires on October 31, 2027. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.","region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Government","registrant_type_code":"5","seats":4,"serial_number":"69-16375","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1350 NORRIS RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Rotorcraft","type_aircraft_code":"6","type_engine":"Turboshaft","type_engine_code":"3","unique_id":"00246651","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N497E","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"933082231"}