Piston helicopter

N194HC

1991 Robinson R22 Mariner

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1991
Serial
1955M
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
California Spyder LLC (LLC)
Based
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Registration record

N194HC on the FAA register

Type
1991 Robinson R22 Mariner
Serial
1955M
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
California Spyder LLC
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Certificate issued
2018-08-06
Airworthiness date
1991-10-09
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A177B9
Mode S (octal)
50273671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-06
    Accident at Fort Myers, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2018-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N194HC.
  • 1991-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N194HC

N194HC is a 1991 Robinson R22 Mariner, serial number 1955M. The FAA register lists California Spyder LLC as the registrant in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 October 9, 1991.

N194HC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-09-06 Accident · Fort Myers, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA20LA310
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: Foreign object damage of the turning tailrotor by a soft-bodied object, which resulted in the sudden stoppage of the tailrotor and the catastrophic failure of the tailrotor assembly and its mount structure.

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.