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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5511L

N5511L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R44 built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 23, 2012. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Robinson Helicopter R44 cancelled April 23, 2012

Serial number
1769
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2007
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 24, 2011
Last FAA action
October 24, 2011
Last owner
Vertical D LLC (Corporation)
Pawleys Island, SC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5511L

ERA12CA179Accident on February 13, 2012 at N. Charleston, SC: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter R44 · serial 1769

The flight instructor’s failure to apply power during a practice autorotation in order to arrest a high rate of descent, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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