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    Airframe Family: Bell 206 / H-57 Sea Ranger / H-58 Jet Ranger / 407 / 417
    Latest Model:OH-58A Kiowa
    Last Military Serial:69-16122 US
    Construction Number:40343
    Last Civil Registration:N9004U
    Compressed ID:Bell OH-58A sn 69-16122 US cn 40343...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cherokee County Sheriffs Office, Murphy, NC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an OH-58A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 69-16122.

    2 February 2006

    To Cherokee County Sheriffs Office, Murphy, NC with new c/r N9004U.

    28 May 2014

    To Cherokee County Sheriffs Office, Murphy, NC keeping c/r N9004U.

    10 September 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N9004U.

    23 May 2017

    Stripped hulk for sale by GSA Auctions, Calabash, NC.

    1 June 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r N9004U.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Bolivia, NC.

    May 2021


    Photographer: Javier Vera
    Notes: In May 2021, together with my father-in-law, We bought an old Bell OH-58B Kiowa fuselage (military version of the Bell 206) with S/N 40343. Done some research of the history of the helicopter, it was delivered to the US Army in 1969, with serial number 69. -16122. In 2005, it was acquired by the Cherokee County Sheriffs (North Carolina) where it served until 2015. After that it was auctioned off and acquired by a helicopter sales and repair company.When asking if it was for sale, the owner told us yes and with my father-in-law we decided to turn it into a camper.
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