Piston helicopter

N278KE

2006 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
11178
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rotor Technologies Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Nashua, NH
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2006 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N278KE on the FAA register

Type
2006 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA: Robinson R44 II)
Serial
11178
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Rotor Technologies Inc
Nashua, NH
Certificate issued
2023-05-02
Airworthiness date
2021-12-02
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C51A
Mode S (octal)
50542432
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
$276,250 to $429,000
Middle half of 28 live Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters listings, 2003–2015 models (median $349,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N278KE.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N278KE.
  • 2021-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
Overview

About N278KE

N278KE is a 2006 Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (FAA model R44 II), serial number 11178. The FAA register lists Rotor Technologies Inc as the registrant in Nashua, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-540 series 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 December 2, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N278KE.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
279 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N278KE.

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.