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A Robinson R44, the same model family as N8937R
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 2, 2026
N8937R

Robinson Helicopter R44

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesAlaska
Records check, free: 3 to understand, 2 clearWhere is it now

N8937R is a Robinson Helicopter R44, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1996. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 6, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated December 30, 2020.

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
Model
R44 · all R44s 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
0279
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 O-540-F1B5 · 260 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
4
Year built
1996
Transponder code
AC53D6 (octal 53051726)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 6, 2026
Expires
March 31, 2033
Last FAA action
March 6, 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 · December 30, 2020
FAA region
AlaskanFAA region code 5 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01129673

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Beckett David
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
500 W Adson Rd
Wasilla, AK 99654-0708

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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 1

1986-08-16Champion 7HC · Registration expired, pending cancellation

Connections how N8937R links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming O-540-F1B5 299 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H11NM · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
Live

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Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N8937R, 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 Beckett David, an individual, certificate issued March 6, 2026, expires March 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate date

The airworthiness certificate on file is dated December 30, 2020, 24 years after the 1996 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 0279 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N8937R was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Champion 7HC (serial 7HC-22, cancelled August 16, 1986). 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 N8937R: Accident on August 16, 1986 at Epsom, NH: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal). 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

NYC86FNC08Accident on August 16, 1986 at Epsom, NH: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 7HC-22

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Champion 7HC · operated under 091

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 November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 2, 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, November 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data