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A Robinson R66, the same model family as N266RH
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 2, 2026
N266RH

Robinson Helicopter R66

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesCalifornia
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N266RH is a Robinson Helicopter R66, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2009. It has 5 seats. It is registered to Robinson Helicopter CO, a corporation in Torrance, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on and expires on . It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development; to show compliance with regulations, dated January 5, 2026.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Model
R66 · all R66s 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 R66 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
0002
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
TurboshaftFAA type of engine code 3 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rolls-Royc 250-C300/A1 · 300 hp
Seats
5
Year built
2009
Transponder code
A296C6 (octal 50513306)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
—
Expires
—
Last FAA action
November 17, 2008
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Research and development; To show compliance with regulationsFAA certificate purpose code 10 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · January 5, 2026
FAA region
Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01019109

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Robinson Helicopter CO
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
2901 Airport Dr
Torrance, CA 90505-6115

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N266RH links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 355 aircraft with this engine series · 300 hp
  • Type certificate R00015LA · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
  • Robinson Helicopter CO 61 aircraft in the fleet
  • Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate · valid to May 21, 2027
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
Live

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The public federal record on N266RH, 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 Robinson Helicopter CO, a corporation, certificate issued , expires date not given. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate date

The airworthiness certificate on file is dated January 5, 2026, 17 years after the 2009 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 0002 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N266RH according to the deregistered file. [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 N266RH: Accident on February 23, 2016 at Torrance, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. 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

WPR16LA075Accident on February 23, 2016 at Torrance, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter CO R66 · operated under 091

A vibration of the helicopter, which resulted in an autorotation to soft terrain and subsequent impact of the tail boom with the main rotor. The reason for the vibration could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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