N7040U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R44 built in 2013. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 17, 2016 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Robinson Helicopter R44 cancelled February 17, 2016
- Serial number
- 2262
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2013
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- January 11, 2013
- Last FAA action
- January 27, 2016
- Last owner
- Limocopter LLC (Corporation)
Orlando, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Bell UH-1V cancelled December 6, 2007
- Serial number
- 71-20300
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Colombia
- Certificate issued
- March 7, 2007
- Last FAA action
- March 7, 2007
- Last owner
- US Department Of State (Government)
Patrick Afb, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1 cancelled February 10, 1998
- Serial number
- 7180
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Peru
- Certificate issued
- December 16, 1997
- Last FAA action
- December 19, 1997
- Last owner
- Petroleum Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Lafayette, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7040U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter R44 · serial 2262
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection in which he failed to remove the tail rotor covers, which resulted in the failure of the tail rotor drive shaft during engine start.
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