N8497Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 22, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA cancelled February 22, 2000
- Serial number
- 0408
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 18, 1994
- Last FAA action
- January 18, 2000
- Last owner
- Hunts Hashknife Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Seymour, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-30 cancelled December 1, 1967
- Serial number
- 30-1579
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- November 28, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Moody Walter P (Individual)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8497Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22A · serial 0408
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor was a reduced visual detection due to background vegetation and terrain.
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