N7779M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled January 24, 2018
- Serial number
- 1229
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 20, 2007
- Last FAA action
- February 16, 2010
- Last owner
- Arsenault Don S (Co-owned)
Round Rock, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Mooney M20E cancelled August 15, 1974
- Serial number
- 220034
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- July 11, 1974
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mooney Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Kerrville, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7779M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 BETA · serial 1229
The divergence of the main rotor from its normal plane of rotation for reasons that cannot be determined because the pilot’s control inputs leading up to the event are unknown, resulting in mast bumping and main rotor blade separation.
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