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A Robinson R44, the same model family as N70727
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026
N70727

Robinson Helicopter R44 II

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMontana
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N70727 is a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2024. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Vertical CORP, a corporation in Kalispell, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 3, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated April 14, 2024.

Listed on the FAA charter and air-taxi certificate of Helistream Inc., so it can be flown for hire; the registered owner is someone else, which is usual for a managed aircraft.

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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
14744
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
2024
Transponder code
A9714D (octal 52270515)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
January 3, 2025
Expires
January 31, 2032
Last FAA action
January 3, 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 · April 14, 2024
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01439876

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertical CORP
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
PO Box 9677
Kalispell, MT 59904-2677
Charter N70727 with Helistream Inc.:
Call (714) 662-3163EmailWebsite

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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

2008-12-09Squier Daniel G PAUPER II · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
1981-11-17Dehavilland DHC-1 SERIES 22 · exported to United Kingdom · Valid registration

Connections how N70727 links to the rest of the register

Design
Flies for
Engine
  • Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 1,043 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
Place
Record
Airworthiness
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The public federal record on N70727, 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 Vertical CORP, a corporation, certificate issued January 3, 2025, expires January 31, 2032. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated April 14, 2024, consistent with the 2024 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 14744 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N70727 was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Squier Daniel G PAUPER II (serial 6, cancelled December 9, 2008); Dehavilland DHC-1 SERIES 22 (serial DHB-F-683, cancelled November 17, 1981). 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 N70727: Accident on February 3, 2008 at Stockbridge, WI: serious 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

CHI08CA073Accident on February 3, 2008 at Stockbridge, WI: serious injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 6

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Squier Pauper II · operated under 091

The pilot's spatial disorientation while maneuvering after takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Contributing factors were the snow-covered lake and overcast clouds, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation due to the indefinite horizon. An additional factor was the airplane's low altitude at the time of the occurrence.

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 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 October 28, 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