Piston helicopter

N2550B

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

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
0611
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Utah University (Government)
Based
Cedar City, UT
Registration record

N2550B on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
0611
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
Certificate issued
2025-12-06
Airworthiness date
1986-11-26
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A26C6B
Mode S (octal)
50466153
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2550B to the current registrant.
  • 1990-09-29
    Accident at Albany, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1986-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982-12-15
    N2550B previously assigned to a Piper Tomahawk (s/n 38-79A0123); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-21
    N2550B previously assigned to a Aeronca 7BCM (s/n 7BCM-195); cancelled.
Overview

About N2550B

N2550B is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 0611. The FAA register lists Southern Utah University as the registrant in Cedar City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 November 26, 1986.

N2550B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-09-29 Accident · Albany, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW90LA188
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION POWER LOSS DUE TO THE INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BY THE PASSENGER.

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.