Piston helicopter

N18FH

1999 Robinson R44 Astro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
0651
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Paratus Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Auburn, IN
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Registration record

N18FH on the FAA register

Type
1999 Robinson R44 Astro
Serial
0651
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Paratus Air Inc
Auburn, IN
Certificate issued
2024-10-18
Airworthiness date
1999-08-20
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A13ED8
Mode S (octal)
50237330
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N18FH to the current registrant.
  • 2003-12-15
    N18FH previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2599); cancelled.
  • 1999-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N18FH

N18FH is a 1999 Robinson R44 Astro, serial number 0651. The FAA register lists Paratus Air Inc as the registrant in Auburn, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 18, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 100 knots and a range of about 279 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 20, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N18FH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R44 Astro type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-21 Accident · Dillingham, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC97GA126
Reported aircraft: Bell BH-206B — a different aircraft that carried the N18FH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's failure to activate the cabin heating system, the lack of an operable windshield defogger, the pilot's overconfidence in his ability, pressure induced by the passengers to initiate the flight, and pressure induced by the FAA upon their employees.

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.