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A Robinson R44, the same model family as N20LA
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 2, 2026
N20LA

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMontana
Records check, free: 2 to understand, 2 clearWhere is it now

N20LA is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft (a helicopter or multicopter). The FAA's model table marks this aircraft as electric, but its engine record is a Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5, a conventional engine, so this site does not count it as electric. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Pet Care Centers of America LLC, an LLC in Helena, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 30, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated March 30, 2007.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II · all R44 IIs and related versions
Built of
steel tube and aluminium
A 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
11699
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
ElectricFAA type of engine code 10 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 · 260 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
4
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A190A5 (octal 50310245)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
November 30, 2024
Expires
November 30, 2031
Last FAA action
November 30, 2024
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 · March 30, 2007
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00328809

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Pet Care Centers of America LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
55 W 14Th St Ste 101
Helena, MT 59601-3387

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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

1995-10-05Piper PA-28-180 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Connections how N20LA links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 1,044 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
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Records check free · 2 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N20LA, 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.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Pet Care Centers of America LLC, an LLC, certificate issued November 30, 2024, expires November 30, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 11699 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N20LA was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 (serial 287205057, cancelled October 5, 1995). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

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]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N20LA: Accident on April 30, 1995 at Louisa, VA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

BFO95FA048Accident on April 30, 1995 at Louisa, VA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 28-7205057

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · operated under 091

the non-instrument rated private pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC and failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain/obstacles. Related factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in IMC operations, his failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, and the fog and low ceiling.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. 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 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data