1969
Year
C-GMWQ — 1969 Bell OH-58A
C-GMWQ is a 1969 Bell OH-58A based in CSB3 Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil, Quebec, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 69-16117).
Turbine helicopter
Category
Quebec
Based
4
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1969 · 57 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Helicopter
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Turbo Shaft
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.1,361 kg · 3,000 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.CSB3 Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil, Quebec
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Dorval
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.69-16117
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Bell Helicopter Company
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C066A5
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.03 (5)(b) - Ex-military Aircraft
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.4 May 2021
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.27 July 2012
Where C-GMWQ is, and how to track it
C-GMWQ transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C066A5. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-GMWQ?
The Bell OH-58A is very rare in Canada — there are 4 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one.
- 2 of the 4 are in Quebec.
- Median year built in Canada's turbine helicopter category: 1992 — C-GMWQ is older than half of that fleet.
- One of 917 Bell aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 2,049 aircraft in Canada's turbine helicopter category, 427 of them in Quebec.
- 8 aircraft are based in CSB3 Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil — see every one →
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Other Bell OH-58A in Canada
C-GYBT 1972 · C-GMMW 1971 · C-GUGG 1970 · all Bell OH-58A →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.