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N3189Z

Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesIdaho

N3189Z is a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2007. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC, an LLC in Caldwell, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 25, 2007 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 6, 2007.

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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
4105
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-360-J2A · 145 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2007
Transponder code
A36834 (octal 50664064)

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 25, 2007
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
April 21, 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 · January 6, 2007
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00315799

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC (flight school: its whole fleet and safety record)
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
4505 Aviation Way
Caldwell, ID 83605-8143
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Documents on file 0

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

Connections how N3189Z links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming O-360-J2A 254 aircraft with this engine series · 145 hp
  • Type certificate H10WE · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
Place
Airworthiness
Live

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The public federal record on N3189Z, 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 Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC, an LLC, certificate issued July 25, 2007, expires February 29, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated January 6, 2007, consistent with the 2007 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 4105 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N3189Z 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

3 NTSB records under N3189Z: Accident on November 3, 2007 at Parma, ID: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 3, 1999 at Ephrata, WA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Accident on September 22, 1990 at Enumclaw, WA: 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

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NTSB records 3

SEA08CA019Accident on November 3, 2007 at Parma, ID: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 Beta · operated under 091

The student pilot's improper use of the flight controls while performing a hovering autorotation and the flight instructor's excessive remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.

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

SEA99FA080Accident on June 3, 1999 at Ephrata, WA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 18-7182

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-150 · operated under 091

The glider pilot's failure to maintain control of his aircraft during spoiler retraction, which led to the Piper pilot's inability to recover safe flying airspeed within the altitude constraints at the time of the event. Contributing factors were the failure of the glider pilot to ensure that the spoilers were locked prior to takeoff, and the binding of the tow aircraft's tow hook release latch.

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

SEA90LA195Accident on September 22, 1990 at Enumclaw, WA: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 18-7182

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA18-150 · operated under 091

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL IN GUSTING WIND CONDITION.

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 October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data