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A Robinson R44, the same model family as N6960
A Robinson R44 like this one, not N6960 itself. Photo: D. Miller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Pictures of N6960 itself may be on Planespotters · JetPhotos · Airliners.net. Operator or owner? Send your own picture.
Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N6960

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

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

N6960 is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2023. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Helifun Expeditions LLC, an LLC in Kalispell, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 12, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated June 16, 2023.

Where is it now Last seen October 16 at 10:32 am.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
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
14632
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
2023
Transponder code
A94358 (octal 52241530)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
October 12, 2023
Expires
October 31, 2030
Last FAA action
November 13, 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 · June 16, 2023
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01389864

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Helifun Expeditions LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
1001 S Main St Ste 49
Kalispell, MT 59901-5635

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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 1

2015-05-11Bradbury SCORPION TOO · Registration expired, pending cancellation

Connections how N6960 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 1,040 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
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The public federal record on N6960, 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 Helifun Expeditions LLC, an LLC, certificate issued October 12, 2023, expires October 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated June 16, 2023, consistent with the 2023 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 14632 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N6960 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Bradbury SCORPION TOO (serial 1, cancelled May 11, 2015). 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 N6960: Accident on July 13, 2024 at Herriman, UT: no injuries, substantial damage. 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 1

WPR24LA241Accident on July 13, 2024 at Herriman, UT: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter R44 II · operated under 091

A hard landing following a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper idle setting of the helicopter’s engine. Contributing to the loss of engine power was the instructor’s reduction of engine power past that recommended by the manufacturer for practice autorotations.

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 October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 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 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data