Piston helicopter

N194S

2018 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
14279
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nautidogs Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
2018 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N194S on the FAA register

Type
2018 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
14279
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Nautidogs Aero LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2026-02-14
Airworthiness date
2018-11-01
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A17897
Mode S (octal)
50274227
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
279 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$357,500 to $713,750
Middle half of 24 live Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters listings, 2008–2027 models (median $453,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N194S.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N194S to the current registrant.
  • 2018-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-08-15
    N194S previously assigned to a Cessna 340 (s/n 340-0167); cancelled.
Overview

About N194S

N194S is a 2018 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA model R44 II), serial number 14279. The FAA register lists Nautidogs Aero LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 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 November 1, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N194S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-08-08 Accident · Falmouth, KY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC92FA150
Reported aircraft: Cessna 340 — a different aircraft that carried the N194S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT SPIRAL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE; THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE; AND HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN ABILITY.

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

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