Piston helicopter

N20LA

Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
11699
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pet Care Centers of America LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
Registration record

N20LA on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
11699
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Registered owner
Pet Care Centers of America LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2024-11-30
Airworthiness date
2007-03-30
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A190A5
Mode S (octal)
50310245
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

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N20LA to the current registrant.
  • 2007-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-10-05
    N20LA previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 287205057); cancelled.
Overview

About N20LA

N20LA is a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (FAA model R44 II), serial number 11699. The FAA register lists Pet Care Centers of America LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 March 30, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N20LA. 2 earlier records involve 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 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-04-30 Accident · Louisa, VA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO95FA048
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N20LA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the non-instrument rated private pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC and failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain/obstacles. Related factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in IMC operations, his failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, and the fog and low ceiling.
1972-03-02 Accident · Crown Point,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0349
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N20LA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D DURG LOW TURN TO ALIGN W FURROWS IN FLD.

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.