Piston helicopter

N1777V

1987 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1987
Serial
0623
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Colors Airparts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, FL
1987 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N1777V.
Registration record

N1777V on the FAA register

Type
1987 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters
Serial
0623
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Flying Colors Airparts Inc
Leesburg, FL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1999-05-13
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1368F
Mode S (octal)
50233217
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2016-02-05
    Accident at Taylor, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1965-05-18
    N1777V previously assigned to a Cessna 120 (s/n 13962); cancelled.
Overview

About N1777V

N1777V is a 1987 Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters, serial number 0623. The FAA register lists Flying Colors Airparts Inc as the registrant in Leesburg, Florida.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 13, 1999.

N1777V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-02-05 Accident · Taylor, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA16CA530
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper collective input during a simulated engine failure autorotation with a power recovery, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the main rotor blade striking the tailboom.

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.