Piston helicopter

N40506

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

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1753
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Langtry, TX
Registration record

N40506 on the FAA register

Type
Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters
Serial
1753
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Langtry, TX
Certificate issued
2024-11-07
Airworthiness date
1991-04-09
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4C1AB
Mode S (octal)
51140653
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N40506.
  • 2023-05-14
    Incident at Brady, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N40506

N40506 is a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters, serial number 1753. It is registered to an individual in Langtry, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 April 9, 1991.

N40506 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-14 Incident · Brady, TX Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN23FA183
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot s failure to ensure the collective friction control was adequately engaged during an on-ground engine run, which resulted in the helicopter inadvertently becoming airborne. Contributing to the crash were the pilot s various physical and mental conditions and his use of potentially impairing medications.

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.