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N979SH

Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesCalifornia
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N979SH is a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2006. It has 2 seats. It is registered to November Alpha LLC, an LLC in Los Angeles, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 7, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 25, 2006. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

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Aircraft

Maker
Robinson Helicopter (United States)
Model
R22 BETA · all R22 BETAs 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 R22 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
4073
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-360-J2A · 145 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2006
Transponder code
ADA6AC (octal 53323254)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
April 7, 2011
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
August 18, 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 · July 25, 2006
FAA region
Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00239629

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
November Alpha LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
434 Lorraine Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90020-4730

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Documents on file 1

2026-10-16Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

Connections how N979SH links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming O-360-J2A 254 aircraft with this engine series · 145 hp
  • Type certificate H10WE · held by Robinson Helicopter CO
Owner
  • November Alpha LLC 33 aircraft in the fleet
  • Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate · expired
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
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The public federal record on N979SH, 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 November Alpha LLC, an LLC, certificate issued April 7, 2011, expires April 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated July 25, 2006, consistent with the 2006 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 4073 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N979SH according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

1 document received recently: Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (October 16, 2026). [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N979SH: Accident on August 24, 2026 at Milton, FL: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

ERA26LA313Accident on August 24, 2026 at Milton, FL: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · operated under 091

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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 October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. 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