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A Robinson R22, the same model family as N2331X
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N2331X

Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMontana
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N2331X is a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1992. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Helistream INC, a corporation in Kalispell, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 12, 1996 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 18, 1992.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
Model
R22 BETA · all R22 BETAs 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 R22 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
2145
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 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
2
Year built
1992
Transponder code
A21636 (octal 50413066)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
July 12, 1996
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
August 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 · May 18, 1992
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00063872

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Helistream 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
PO Box 9677
Kalispell, MT 59904-2677

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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 2

1990-10-29Piper PA-36-375 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
1965-04-27Cessna 182H · exported to Mexico · Valid registration

Connections how N2331X links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming O-320 series 27,303 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
  • Type certificate H10WE · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
  • Helistream INC 5 aircraft in the fleet
  • Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate · valid to November 30, 2026
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
Live

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The public federal record on N2331X, 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 Helistream INC, a corporation, certificate issued July 12, 1996, expires October 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated May 18, 1992, consistent with the 1992 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2145 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N2331X was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Piper PA-36-375 (serial 368202004, cancelled October 29, 1990); Cessna 182H (serial 18256231, cancelled April 27, 1965). 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 N2331X: Accident on March 22, 1990 at Temple, OK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

FTW90DPJ03Accident on March 22, 1990 at Temple, OK: minor injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 36-8202004

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA36-400 · operated under 137

FAILURE OF AN AILERON ATTACHMENT (BOLT) DUE TO FATIGUE.

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 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 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 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data