N40049 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 13, 1993. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N40049 is reserved by MD Helicopters INC since February 22, 2019. Reservation type: Reserved to manufacturer, no fee, no expiration.
Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled December 13, 1993
- Serial number
- 1462
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 29, 1993
- Last FAA action
- April 30, 1993
- Last owner
- US Air School INC (Corporation)
La Verne, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28R-201T cancelled March 7, 1989
- Serial number
- 28R7703299
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N40049
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 BETA · serial 1462
THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE PILOT'S KNEE BOARD, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE KNEE BOARD WHILE IN FLIGHT.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site