Robinson Helicopter R44
N141CD is a Robinson Helicopter R44, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2023. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Sky Helicopters INC, a corporation in Desoto, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 4, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated February 20, 2023.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Robinson Helicopter (United States)
- Model
- R44 · all R44s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. A welded steel-tube frame under aluminium and fibreglass skins; metal rotor blades. This is how the Robinson R44 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 30091
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming O-540-F1B5 · 260 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 2023
- Transponder code
- A0A69D (octal 50123235)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- May 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 20, 2023
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01379244
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Sky Helicopters INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 150 e Danieldale Rd
Desoto, TX 75115-2401
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N141CD links to the rest of the register
- Robinson R44 1,948 registered
- Robinson Helicopter 3,188 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-540-F1B5 299 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
- Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
- Sky Helicopters INC 24 aircraft in the fleet
- Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate · valid to November 1, 2027
- Desoto, TX 14 aircraft registered in this town
- Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport · 73T
- Texas 29,976 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Robinson R44 42 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Robinson R44 1,407 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Robinson R44 110 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540-F1B5 24 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540-F1B5 378 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N141CD, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Sky Helicopters INC, a corporation, certificate issued May 4, 2023, expires May 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated February 20, 2023, consistent with the 2023 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 30091 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N141CD was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (serial 1032, cancelled June 14, 2017). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N141CD: Accident on October 26, 2023 at Rowlett, TX: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on November 28, 2007 at Jagel: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter R44 · operated under 091
A malfunction of the helicopter’s Engine Monitoring Unit (EMU)/Governor Controller for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to turn off the EMU/Governor Controller per the emergency checklist when the malfunction first occurred.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cirrus Design Corp. SR-20 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data
