Piston helicopter

N12857

Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
0449
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopteracademy.Com LLC (LLC)
Based
Rehoboth Beach, DE
 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N12857 on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R22 ALPHA)
Serial
0449
Engines
1
Registered owner
Helicopteracademy.Com LLC
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Certificate issued
2011-08-01
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A07491
Mode S (octal)
50072221
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N12857 to the current registrant.
  • 2006-10-12
    N12857 previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S10334); cancelled.
  • 2004-02-06
    N12857 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17262316); cancelled.
Overview

About N12857

N12857 is a Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters (FAA model R22 ALPHA), serial number 0449. The FAA register lists Helicopteracademy.Com LLC as the registrant in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12857. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-05-29 Accident · Turlock, CA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · LAX93LA230
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N12857 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.