N971JG is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA built in 1988. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled September 19, 2013
- Serial number
- 0843
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1988
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 13, 1988
- Last FAA action
- January 13, 2004
- Last owner
- Newport Transport INC (Corporation)
New Port Beach, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N971JG
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 · serial 0843
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANIPULATE THE THROTTLE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN ENGINE/ROTOR RPM AND HIS DECISION TO ENTER AN AUTOROTATION (FORCED LANDING). HIS EAGERNESS TO LAND AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
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