Piston helicopter

N30CH

2026 Robinson R22 Beta II

Not current (FAA status 17) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2026
Serial
4944
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-360-J2A
Status
Not current (FAA status 17)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Maiden, NC
Registration record

N30CH on the FAA register

Type
2026 Robinson R22 Beta II
Serial
4944
Engines
Lycoming O-360-J2A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Maiden, NC
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2026-01-14
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A31D33
Mode S (octal)
50616463
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 17)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2026-07-14
    Accident at Monroe, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2026-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2020-06-17
    N30CH previously assigned to a Homebuilt PDQ-2 (s/n 1-75); cancelled.
Overview

About N30CH

N30CH is a 2026 Robinson R22 Beta II, serial number 4944. It is registered to an individual in Maiden, North Carolina.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-360-J2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 14, 2026.

N30CH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-14 Accident · Monroe, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB (Ongoing) · ERA26LA274
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22
NTSB report ↗
1978-01-29 Accident · Arcadia,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0713
Reported aircraft: Holt PDQ2 — a different aircraft that carried the N30CH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T CONTROLS.

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.