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Robinson Helicopter R44
N7162R is a Robinson Helicopter R44, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1999. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Pollux Aviation LTD, a corporation in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 17, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated October 19, 1999.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Robinson Helicopter (United States)
- Model
- R44 · all R44s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA 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
- 0670
- 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 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1999
- Transponder code
- A99505 (octal 52312405)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 17, 2016
- Expires
- August 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- October 1, 2026
- 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 · October 19, 1999
- FAA region
- AlaskanFAA region code 5 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00816002
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Pollux Aviation LTD
- 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
- 6540 e Beechcraft Rd
Wasilla, AK 99654-9330
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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
Connections how N7162R links to the rest of the register
- Robinson R44 1,944 registered
- Robinson Helicopter 3,182 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-540 series 5,245 aircraft with this engine series · 250 hp
- Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
- Pollux Aviation LTD 12 aircraft in the fleet
- Wasilla, AK 1,274 aircraft registered in this town
- Wasilla Airport · IYS
- Blodgett Lake Seaplane Base · D75
- Cottonwood Lake Seaplane Base · 3H3
- Island Lake Seaplane Base · 29A
- 6 more landing places in town
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Robinson R44 42 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Robinson R44 1,407 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Robinson R44 110 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540 series 28 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540 series 304 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N7162R, 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.
Valid registration to Pollux Aviation LTD, a corporation, certificate issued August 17, 2016, expires August 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated October 19, 1999, consistent with the 1999 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 0670 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N7162R was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Bell 47G-5A (serial 25071, cancelled March 31, 1992); Piper PA-28-140 (serial 28-21870, cancelled August 4, 1970). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
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]
2 NTSB records under N7162R: Accident on September 19, 2015 at Fort Glenn, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on October 31, 1991 at Kosrae: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter R44 · operated under 091
The separation of the tail rotor gearbox from the tailboom attachment point due to overstress loads imposed by a tail rotor blade imbalance as the result of impact with an undetermined object during low-level flight operations.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47-G5A · operated under 091
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER RESULTING IN A TIEDOWN STRAP NOT BEING REMOVED FROM THE RIGHT SKID AND SUBSEQUENT ROLL OVER ON TAKEOFF.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- 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 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data