N4079S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 5, 2003 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled March 5, 2003
- Serial number
- 1784
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 27, 2003
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bankstown Airport, - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Beech V35B cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- D9727
- 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 N4079S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 · serial 1784
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO CUSHION THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE EXISTING HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
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