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A Robinson R44, the same model family as N4149D
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N4149D

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesNorth Dakota
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N4149D is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2008. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Sheyenne, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 17, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated March 11, 2008.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
FAA spelling: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II · all R44 IIs 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 R44 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
12184
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 IO-540-AE1A5 · 260 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2008
Transponder code
A4E693 (octal 51163223)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
June 17, 2022
Expires
June 30, 2029
Last FAA action
August 11, 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 · March 11, 2008
FAA region
Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01003306

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Langley Richard
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
2822 77Th Ave NE
Sheyenne, ND 58374-9188

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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

2003-03-18Piper PA-28-181 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
1959-08-26Helio H-391B · exported to Egypt · Valid registration

Connections how N4149D links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 1,043 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Place
  • Sheyenne, ND 15 aircraft registered in this town
  • North Dakota 2,495 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
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The public federal record on N4149D, 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 Langley Richard, an individual, certificate issued June 17, 2022, expires June 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated March 11, 2008, consistent with the 2008 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 12184 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N4149D was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 (serial 2843294, cancelled March 18, 2003); Helio H-391B (serial 094, cancelled August 26, 1959). 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 N4149D: Accident on October 24, 2001 at Brunswick, GA: 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

ATL02LA004Accident on October 24, 2001 at Brunswick, GA: minor injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 2843294

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · operated under 091

The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the none suitable terrain.

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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