Piston helicopter

N216AB

Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
0663
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aarow Aircraft Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N216AB on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
0663
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Aarow Aircraft Leasing LLC
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2016-04-19
Airworthiness date
1987-06-09
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1CFCE
Mode S (octal)
50347716
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N216AB.
  • 2012-10-29
    Accident at Hanapepe, HI; damage: substantial.
  • 1987-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N216AB

N216AB is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 0663. The FAA register lists Aarow Aircraft Leasing LLC as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2016 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 June 9, 1987.

N216AB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-10-29 Accident · Hanapepe, HI Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR13CA027
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Contributing to the pilot s decision to land in an unsuitable landing area was his lack of helicopter experience, which led him to misidentify the precursor event.

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.