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A Robinson R44, the same model family as N50KF
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 10, 2026
N50KF

Robinson Helicopter R44

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesFlorida
Records check, free: 3 to understand, 2 clearWhere is it now

N50KF is a Robinson Helicopter R44, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2009. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Blade Capital INC, a corporation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on and expires on . It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 6, 2017.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
Model
R44 · all R44s 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
2035
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-540-F1B5 · 260 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
4
Year built
2009
Transponder code
A6387E (octal 51434176)

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 24, 2025
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 · May 6, 2017
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01030940

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Blade Capital INC
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
1805 NW 51St Pl Hngr 2
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2753

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 2

2020-09-04Piper PA-22-150 · Registration expired, pending cancellation
2003-09-03Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Connections how N50KF links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming O-540-F1B5 299 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
  • Blade Capital INC 1 aircraft registered to this organisation
  • Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate · valid to June 3, 2027
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
Live

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Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N50KF, 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 Blade Capital INC, a corporation, certificate issued , expires date not given. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate date

The airworthiness certificate on file is dated May 6, 2017, 8 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 2035 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N50KF was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Piper PA-22-150 (serial 22-4274, cancelled September 4, 2020); Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (serial TC-880, cancelled September 3, 2003). 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

2 NTSB records under N50KF: Accident on March 10, 2018 at Hillsboro, OR: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on December 4, 2001 at Johnson City, TN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). 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 2

GAA18CA181Accident on March 10, 2018 at Hillsboro, OR: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 22-4274

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA22 · operated under 091

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.

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

MIA02FA039Accident on December 4, 2001 at Johnson City, TN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: TC-880

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech BE-55-T42A · operated under 091

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the tree resulting in a collision with the tree, subsequent collision with a building, and the ground.

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 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 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 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data